Hi i am Dr Ahmed Aly thanks for using healthcaremagic site , I had gone through your question and understand your concerns .. In my opinion that is a sort of sciatica that cause such neuropathic pain and tingling Spinal traction ( mentioned by your orthopedic ) is helpful , painkiller when needed only , hot massages with topical gels , muscle relaxants , physiotherapy and even yoga will be effective for such a case , sometimes steroid injections is mentioned with more severe cases .Otherwise i recommend X ray and MRI to exclude any kind of disc herniation and ask your physician for proper evaluation and management . Please click THANK YOU and consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Hope the above information helps you, Any further clarifications feel free to ask.