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What Causes Severe Lower Back Pain Extending To Leg?

I am a CNA and i was working last saturday and was boosting a heavy patient and i got shooting pain down my lower back to my tail bone and my right leg goes numb on and off and it hurts to sit. MRI results came back normal i do have a dextroconvex curvature of my spine and spondylosis. What could this pain be fom
Mon, 15 Sep 2014
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After going through your query I think You are suffering from lumbar sponylosis with degenerative spine.But your MRI results came back normal. It means it may be due to muscular spasm, muscles compressing one of nerve root causing shooting pain down your lower back to your tail bone and your right leg goes numb on and off.
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What Causes Severe Lower Back Pain Extending To Leg?

Hi, Welcome to healthcare magic. After going through your query I think You are suffering from lumbar sponylosis with degenerative spine.But your MRI results came back normal. It means it may be due to muscular spasm, muscles compressing one of nerve root causing shooting pain down your lower back to your tail bone and your right leg goes numb on and off. I think your query answered. Welcome to any follow up query