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What Causes Intermittent Pain Above The Pelvic Bone?
i have been having sharp pains right above my pelvic bone on my left side. it is intermittent. I had some blood work done and my doctor said I had mono - again. i am 55 and I had in when I was in college I am going to get some exrays because she found a tender place on my buttocks and said she suspected I had a disk in my lower vertibrae that was slipping and putting pressure on a nerve that goes down through both legs. I have been having leg aghes and some tingling in my feet and toes
Fri, 15 Mar 2019
Hello,
Your doctor is right. As the age progresses there is degenerative changes in the spinal column. In some cases there are no symptoms and in some there are.
An MRI is always suggestive when there pain lower legs which are radiating in nature from lower back to the feet.
Once figured out the MRI you will be advised for physiotherapy treatment like - therapeutic ultrasound therapy for inflammation and TENS therapy for pain relief.
Once the pain level falls under 5 in visual analogue scale otlf 0-10 then exercises will be initiated.
It will be of low intensity. Starting basic from the core and then progressing to the lower limb.
Most cases in my clinical practice of over 12 years have responded well with physiotherapy. Once the muscles regain the strength then the pain would vanish. But need to follow the exercise prescription religiously.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
Your doctor is right. As the age progresses there is degenerative changes in the spinal column. In some cases there are no symptoms and in some there are.
An MRI is always suggestive when there pain lower legs which are radiating in nature from lower back to the feet.
Once figured out the MRI you will be advised for physiotherapy treatment like - therapeutic ultrasound therapy for inflammation and TENS therapy for pain relief.
Once the pain level falls under 5 in visual analogue scale otlf 0-10 then exercises will be initiated.
It will be of low intensity. Starting basic from the core and then progressing to the lower limb.
Most cases in my clinical practice of over 12 years have responded well with physiotherapy. Once the muscles regain the strength then the pain would vanish. But need to follow the exercise prescription religiously.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
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