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What Is The Treatment For Muscle Spasm And Scatia In My Lower Leg?
Hi, my husband has just been to the hospital as he hurt his lower back, he has bad sciatica down the right leg and you can see the muscle spasm on his leg, he cannot tread on his leg as it is so painful, he needs to release the spasm, how please, he was given diazipam and painkillers.
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Hi,
Give him muscle relaxant medicine with pain reliever as spasm of muscles are main problem.
Go for physiotherapy like back extension exercise.
Avoid weight lifting.
If there is no improvement go for x-rau lumbo-sacral region to rule out major problem.
Ok and take care.
Give him muscle relaxant medicine with pain reliever as spasm of muscles are main problem.
Go for physiotherapy like back extension exercise.
Avoid weight lifting.
If there is no improvement go for x-rau lumbo-sacral region to rule out major problem.
Ok and take care.
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