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Pain at the back of thigh
Its been a week the pain started when i was sleeping and sneezed suddenly felt a pull in the muscle in my lower back and i got the sharp pain in the buttock.
I couldnt stand or sit in the morning.
I have had pain killer and muscle relaxants, they doesnt seem to work. Plus the pain goes worse when i sit for 2-3 minutes. I can feel a pull in the nerve in my buttock.
I have given the heat compression but doesn't feel good.
I cannot walk with long strides as it pains in both buttock and thigh.
The pain is less when i stand or sleep.
Please guide.
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Hello there,,,,well most probably you have suffered from disc herniation in your lower back....ie slip disc....from the symptoms which you have described very properly.....however it can also be a simple muscle strain ..... to have a proper diagnosis,,,Xray of your Lower back is required in Lat and AP view.....also would like to know your weight and weather you have a sedentary life style and had back problems before too..... Right now i am seeing 4 PIVD patients but they have different causes and are of different age group.
Please do report back to me ...with what all medications you were taking and Xray report
Next Steps
With proper medication and Physiotherapy treatment the symptoms can be effectively relieved.
Health Tips
Avoid prolong sitting and lifting any weights.....
bed rest advised.
Regards & take care.
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It can be due to nerve compression, generally occurs due to disc bulge compressing nerveand pain radiates down the back of the thigh sometimes down to the toes.
Next Steps
Go to a physiotherapist.. Ultrasonic therapy +IFT +Heating therapy +exercises will be helpful.
Health Tips
At home.. Complete bed rest for 7 days.. Hot water fomentation and apply some painkiller gel.. NO travelling/weight lifting /manual exertions /forward bending/cold exposure
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1. Lie on your back. ...
2. Cross your left leg over your right so that your left ankle rests on your right knee.
3. Use your hands to grab hold of your left knee and pull it gently toward the opposite shoulder. ...
4. Hold for 15 to 30 seconds.
5. Relax, and then repeat with the other leg.
6. Repeat this cycle 2 to 4 times.
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For this type of pain heat compression alone not a effective treatment .. please consult a musculoskeletal physiotherapist for treatment . Don't put more strain take complete rest .. follow instructions as per your physiotherapist
Next Steps
consult a orthopedic surgeon and musculoskeletal physiotherapist
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If the pain is localized to ur back then its acute lumbago but if the pain is radiating down ur leg its a radicular pain. Do u have numbness in ur legs... This type of pain is likely due to disc compressing ur nerve root..
Next Steps
Kindly get a standing xray of ur lower back lumbosacral spine standing AP and LATERAL VIEWS.. Send them to me.. I will suggest u
Health Tips
Avoid weight bearing and forward bending . Try some local gel and do some fomentation. Do isometrric excercises for ur back . Let me knw the xrays so i can prescribe some medicines to u
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