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Lower back issue
Have pain in lower back from quite some time, now it has worsened, pains while i walk, cough, sneeze, bend, pick something. Pain radiating to legs and feeling weak. No numbness in inner thigh, groin and bowel movement. Just pain in lower back, around tail bone and side delts. I want to fix it at the earliest and need a solution
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U should do x ray LS spine
MRI may be required for proper diagnosis of the condition
Some muscle relaxants and NSAIDS may help to reduce symptoms
Review with x ray report !
Next Steps
Avoid forward bending
Avoid heavy weight lifting
Rest for a week
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Get xray and MRI
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It is nerve related issue , please have lumbosacral spine x ray and have physical consultation with nearby orthopaedics
Next Steps
Avoid lifting weight in bending position
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Back support while sitting
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Dr. Peeyush Belsare
Orthopedic surgeon
9 yrs exp
Pune
It might be a nerve related pain. Get an mri done and clinical evaluation from a spine surgeon
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Dr. Bhanu Pratap Singh Tomar
Orthopedist
7 yrs exp
Bhopal
So, you have lower back pain along with bilateral lower limb radiculopathy associated with lower limbs weakness, which worsens with coughing, sneezing, and bending forward.
Based on your complaints, this may be due to a prolapsed/bulging intervertebral disc, lumbar canal stenosis, or spondylolisthesis.
Therefore, please get a dynamic X-ray of the lumbosacral spine as well as a dedicated lumbosacral MRI done.
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Mr. Bhom Singh Shekhawat
Orthopedic surgeon
3 yrs exp
Kota
This type pain call neurogenic pain
I am orthopedics
Next Steps
you send me dorsal lumbar spine x ray
Health Tips
I give suggestions about pain
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Dr. Ravikumar Chandulal Makadia
Orthopedic surgeon
7 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Get xray of lower spine in standing position
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Dr. Ankita Gahlot
Obstetrician
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Pain that worsens with coughing, sneezing or bending, together with it running down your legs, usually points to a disc in your lower back pressing on a nerve rather than a plain muscle strain. The weakness you're noticing needs a proper look rather than waiting it out, since nerve related back pain tends to respond better the earlier it's treated.
Next Steps
See a physician or orthopaedist for an examination, who can decide if imaging is needed. Until then avoid heavy lifting and prolonged bending, and gentle movement generally helps more than complete bed rest.
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Go to an emergency department straight away if you develop numbness around the groin, or lose control over urination or bowel movements.
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