I Am A Nurse 63yrs. Old. I Am Aware That I Have DJD Lumbar. The Last Couple Of Weeks Have Had Lumbar Pain With Popping Discomfort With Ambulation Radiating To R Hip. I Do A Lot Of Walking At Work And Love To Walk At Home But Is Now Painful. No Discomfort Bending Forward To Touch Toes What Can Be Done To Get Rid Of Pain?

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Question : I am a nurse 63yrs. old. I am aware that I have DJD lumbar. The last couple of weeks have had lumbar pain with popping discomfort with ambulation radiating to R hip. I do a lot of walking at work and love to walk at home but is now painful. No discomfort bending forward to touch toes.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (-3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Can be due to nerve root compression.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
The lumbar pain that is radiating to right hip is likely to be due to a mild nerve root compression. You need oral muscle relaxants, good hydration and methylcobaamin supplements to decrease such pain. In case the pain is persistent then physiotherapy- lumbar traction and medicines like Gabapentin can help.

Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar