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Disc bulge and nerve compression
For more than 1 year I have been suffering from back and left leg pain and numbness in my leg, I went to a spine surgeon and took an MRI and came to know that I have mild to moderate disc bulge along with nerve compression and prescribed a pain killer, muscle relaxant and supplements for a month. Earlier the pain was more like intense tiredness like pain now the pain which I am having for the last 2 days is like shooting pain going from my buttock to my calf , I don't know if my symptoms are improving or not, I am still getting pain and numbness and I am worried that why the pain and numbness is not going. 15 days are left in my medicine to finish the course. Please help, thank you
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Rather than medication your nerve compression needs proper physiotherapy… that will gradually improve your strength and decrease the symptoms…
Take your nerve supplements along with physiotherapy you’ll find improvement..
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Physiotherapy specially back strengthening excercises
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Dr. Rakesh Kumar
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Coimbatore
Get personalised consultation done
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Dr. Rahul Kumar Pandey
Orthopedic surgeon
10 yrs exp
Lucknow
MRI required
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Harshavardhan Chandane
Orthopedic Surgeon
21 yrs exp
Thane
A disc bulge with nerve compression may take a month to recover. If the disc is large and nerves are affected at multiple levels it may not recover completely with medication and physio alone. I run a spine clinic where we treat disc problems non surgically.
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Avoid lifting weights, bending your back and bike riding at present.
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