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What Causes Burning & Sharp Pains From Left Hip Area To Down The Knee?

I have numbness and burning with intermittent sharp pain from my left hip area down to my knee. I have a history of scoliosis and Baastrup s syndrome but have never had sciatica or the intense pain in my left thigh to knee. I can only lift my leg (straight up) about 8 -10 inches from the floor. Does this sound as though I many have a ruptured or bulging disc in my spine? The pain is more intense when I have to stand, especially standing in one place.
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Thank you for asking HCM.
I have gone through your query. Your problem can be due to intervertebral disc herniation in lumbo sacral area. A positive SLR ( straight leg rise) test gives a strong suspicion towards this. A MRI of lumbo sacral spine will be helpful to rule out this. Muscle relaxants like cyclobenzaprine, NSAIDs like aceclofenac, neurotropics like pregabalin and methylcobalamin will be helpful for this. Physiotherapy and back muscle strengthening exercises also should be done along with this.

Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.
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What Causes Burning & Sharp Pains From Left Hip Area To Down The Knee?

Hi Thank you for asking HCM. I have gone through your query. Your problem can be due to intervertebral disc herniation in lumbo sacral area. A positive SLR ( straight leg rise) test gives a strong suspicion towards this. A MRI of lumbo sacral spine will be helpful to rule out this. Muscle relaxants like cyclobenzaprine, NSAIDs like aceclofenac, neurotropics like pregabalin and methylcobalamin will be helpful for this. Physiotherapy and back muscle strengthening exercises also should be done along with this. Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear. Thanks.