Herniated disk and degenerative disk disease are common spinal disk problems. They usually exhibit symptoms like numbness, tingling sensation, muscle spasm, weakness, sharp pain, worsening pain with movements of the region supplied by the affected nerve. Discitis or infection of the disk is also a cause of disk problems.
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I am having a disc protrusion at L5-S1. Please help.
Query: Hello, I am a 28-year-old female having a disc protrusion in L5-S1. My lower back pain begins during my menstrual cycle, persists for almost one and a half weeks, and then subsides until the onset of the next cycle. I have a retroverted uterus, which is probably causing me more pain. I wanted to as... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Lower back pain is common but for females with retroverted uterus, it is rare, I have done cases with similar pains. I suggest you ask your physical therapist to give traction to the lumbar spine for five days and then take IFT (interfe... Read Full »
My back starts paining during physical activities. Why so?
Query: Hello doctor, I had a disc problem a few years ago. My back starts paining if I play some sports like volleyball. Kindly give me some advice. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your problem. The previous disc problem was not healed properly. So the problem started again. From now you stop vigorous physical activities. Avoid lifting heavy weights and avoid bending forward or backward. Consult an orthopedic doctor and tak... Read Full »
Am I having back pain due to muscle strain or disc problem?
Query: Hello doctor, I have recently been experiencing lower back problems on the right side of my back. I work out a lot and have been working out for some time now and I generally do a range of heavy to mid-weight sets quite often. I remember initially feeling this pain immensely while squatting (was we... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for providing a brief history. As per me, it looks like the paraspinal muscles are getting over excited to safeguard the spine and the ligaments of the intervertebral joints are also getting over excited due to the weight lifting. There should be a proper g... Read Full »
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