Suggest Treatment For Lower Back Pain Radiating Through Entire Left Leg

Posted on Thu, 17 Sep 2015

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Question : Hi I'm currently having back pain it's starting from the middle of my lower back and goes down through the left side of my but cheek, leg and foot it's really painful to put weight on the left side of my body when laying down in bed i have to lay a certain way other wise im in alot of pain and really uncomfortable i cant roll over because when i do pain shoots up into my lower back and cant get out of bed properly with out getting shooting pain straight into my lower back its very painful I've been to multiple doctors about this and have had X-rays but it does not show anything so the doctors keep putting down to muscle damage but I've had this pain for 3 years or more now I've tried getting massages to ease the pain but it just seems to be irritating it more then anything else

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
MRI of the lumbosacral spine

Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome

I appreciate your concern

Vertebral compression and/or degenerative changes with additional spinal nerve compression can be best visualized by MRI spine ( Lumbosacral region , in your case). Such long standing pain that does not improve with medication should be offered an MRI. Consult a neurosurgeon or an orthopedic and discuss this option. In the meanwhile, NSAIDs, Gabapentin, B 12 supplements and physiotherapy can be advised for controlling the pain.

Wishing you best of health

Thanks

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