Q. I have pain in the left lower back that spreads down the back of the left leg and knee. Please help.

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I have gone through your query. You are suffering from LBA (lower backache). It occurs due to prolonged sitting, improper posture, and bending straight. It often gets radiated from knee to foot. I suggest you take an X-ray or MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) of the spine to know the point of pain. You can use an LS belt (lumbosacral belt) to get relief from pain. Always sit straight. Do not bend forward. If you want to pick up something, sit and then pick it. You can take tablet Aceclofenac once a day after food. Apply Diclofenac ointment on the lower back and cover it with a cotton cloth for ten to fifteen minutes following hot water fermentation. Try to do this for a week and revert with the reports of MRI spine or X-ray of the spine in anteroposterior view and lateral view. Diclofenac ointment helps to reduce your pain and use it twice a day. If the pain is severe, do not do any exercise related to the back. If you can bear the pain, then you can do back strengthening exercises. You may require physiotherapy treatment including IFT (interferential therapy), ultrasound, and traction.

You have lower back pain due to prolonged sitting and improper posture.

You need to take an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) of the spine.

You need to take an X-ray.

Take the remedies given for the pain.

You can use an LS belt (lumbosacral belt). You can take tablet Acelofenac and Diclofenac ointment.

Have a follow-up after five days.

Same symptoms doesn’t mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Mohammed Wajid

Experience: 20 + Yrs

Physiotherapy

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