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Suggest Complications Of Ruptured Disc With Spams In Calves
I am a 33 yr old male and have suffered from back pain for 2 yrs. MRI shows I have a ruptured disc L4-L5 with the disc membrane in the spinal canal. I started developing spasms in both calves. What happens if I do not have surgery? Will the disc eventually dissolve and I can be pain free? I am 6 ft tall and weigh 160 and injured back doing mixed martial arts.Thank you
Thu, 31 Dec 2015
Hello,
Spasm is not due to disc but due to lack of salt and calcium. You need to take vitamin D 60000 unit on weekly basis. For disc it does not dissolve but pain may decrease. If you can manage that then there is no need of surgery. In case you want complete pain relief then surgery is only option. In that we remove disc from that are with the help of endoscope. it is very small surgery and there is no bed rest. You can walk from second day of surgery,
Spasm is not due to disc but due to lack of salt and calcium. You need to take vitamin D 60000 unit on weekly basis. For disc it does not dissolve but pain may decrease. If you can manage that then there is no need of surgery. In case you want complete pain relief then surgery is only option. In that we remove disc from that are with the help of endoscope. it is very small surgery and there is no bed rest. You can walk from second day of surgery,
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