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I tried to simply move my bike over 6 inches to have easier access to box and have pulled something in my back
Yes, every morning numb leg and foot and radiating painAs we get older it doesn't take much. You could herniate a disk if you sneeze while bending over to grab leftovers out of the refrigerator. A doc told me that once when he reviewed my MRI and pointed out why I had pain shooting down my right leg especially around my ankle (classic symptom of lumbar disc herniation).
Yes, every morning numb leg and foot and radiating pain
No, whatL5 herniation.
You've got 3 options, in case a doc hasn't already told you this.
No, what
Thank you for that appreciate it1- Live with it (with or without potentially addictive pain meds such as oxycodone)
2- PT to hope to resolve the herniation using exercises designed to sort of realign the spine and reduce or eliminate the bulging disk but if it's completely herniated it won't do muchof anything
3- Surgery, typically microdiscectomy. The surgeon makes a small incision about an inch long, goes in there with almost miscroscopic tools and removes the herniated material. You'll feel like your back is frozen solid for about a week afterwards but if successful the pain will be gone.
When it comes to back surgery, one of 3 outcomes. It gets better, it gets worse, it stays the same. With new medical technology the odds are better for a cure or at least reduction of symptoms that can then be treated with PT.
Thank you for that appreciate it