Ive Been Experiencing Lower Back Pain For A Couple Of

Posted on Mon, 3 Feb 2020

Question: Ive been experiencing lower back pain for a couple of weeks now. Im 31 year old male, i had surgery for sciatica about 10 years ago that went great. Howeverim worried that something is wrong again

Answered by Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
The back pain can be related to sciatica, kindly more details are needed.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Your back pain can be related to sciatica pain.

More information is needed to help through the diagnosis.

Does the pain radiate in the leg?
Do certain positions trigger the pain?
I see through the query that you have already done stretching exercises. Have these exercises been helpful in relieving the pain?

The answers would help me through the diagnosis.

Meanwhile, I suggest using anti inflammatory medications such as Naproxen 500 mg to relieve the pain.
I also suggest using hot compresses for local application in the painful area.
I encourage to continue doing stretching exercises for pain relief.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Kind regards!

Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
General &Family Physician

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T