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Suggest Remedy For Pain On Lower Right Side Of Back
I had polio when I was 4 in 1954. As far as I know only my left leg got it. Since 2012 I ve had both hips replaced and my right shoulder because of arthritis. For the past year I ve been having pain on my lower right side of my back. I ve been going to a chiropractor for the past 8 months and it doesn t seem to do any good. I m thinking of going to the Mayo Clinic to check up on it.
Mon, 13 Jun 2016
hi
thank-you for providing the brief history.
As the history suggests me that this is more of a lumbar spine disc degenerative changes. Due to nerve root impingement the pain you are facing is in the lower back. Also there will be gait deviation and normal anatomical changes which is leading to abnormal tissue compression and pain as well.
Undergoing physical therapy like therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy should help reduce the pain. Later on, exercises will be performed to improve the muscle strength and also gait training.
In my clinical practice most Post polio syndrome cases have muscular pains due to change in the normal anatomical alignment of the bones and soft tissues. With the help of physical therapy they respond well.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank-you for providing the brief history.
As the history suggests me that this is more of a lumbar spine disc degenerative changes. Due to nerve root impingement the pain you are facing is in the lower back. Also there will be gait deviation and normal anatomical changes which is leading to abnormal tissue compression and pain as well.
Undergoing physical therapy like therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy should help reduce the pain. Later on, exercises will be performed to improve the muscle strength and also gait training.
In my clinical practice most Post polio syndrome cases have muscular pains due to change in the normal anatomical alignment of the bones and soft tissues. With the help of physical therapy they respond well.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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