Okay, Go to emergency just in case but after that book an appointment with an osteopath. I have had similar issue's and in my experience doctors where the least helpful, but they honestly tried and each one had different idea's. Pills, MRI's, xrays were years of wasted time. Osteopaths, Physiotherapists, massage therapists get you better way faster than a doctor would for physical issue's.
What is a proper doctor, a good one? Sens players use them every week for physical ailments. He said he had back problems 6 months ago. How does a doctor fix a bad back....pills. You go to someone who understands how your back works (the back might not actually be the problem) and they release/re-align what's not wright. It's seems so simple once you've done it.
At least a 1 month waiting list the 2 times I went for an MRI. X-rays you are in and out.
Be careful with this kind of advice – by most accounts, the limited body of research that says osteopathy can be effective points specifically to muscle and bone issues. This sounds like it could be a nerve issue, which is why it's important to get it diagnosed correctly first. Otherwise, you could waste a lot of time treating a symptom rather than the cause.
No doctor is going to fix a pinched nerve. Getting diagnosed correctly is a journey in most cases. Osteopaths etc. are always looking for the cause, it's the doctors who look to treat the symptoms. Go to a doctor with a sore back they will give you a prescription to lower the inflammation and after it may go away. They don't know tightness in your leg muscle is causing the problem. As Daffy said the doctor said come back in a few weeks if it doesn't go away. That's what doctors know from experience, that pain usually goes away on its own. They do the same thing at the hospital. Daffy was wondering if anybody has had any similar issues/have any recommendations and I raised my hand. I'm sure he asked that because the doctor told him to come back later.
Hey, I'm not here to argue the efficiency of the hospital system. I'm just saying it's irresponsible to recommend a specific course of treatment without knowing what the issue actually is. It's the same reason I wouldn't recommend that someone gets glasses when they may have cataracts.
Fair enough. The goal is to determine what the issue is. I'm saying there are different avenue's to do it. He wouldn't of asked the question if the Doctor identified the issue.
Sounds like you have a ruptured or protruding disc in your back. It pushes on the nerves and causes problems. If you wet yourself or crap yourself head to the ER. No joke. Beyond that they will recommend you start strengthening your core muscles with yoga and visit a chiropractor. Only after you have exhausted those options will they look at surgery.
I've been there. There were days I couldn't walk. Next time you see your family doctor ask if they can do an MRI on your back. My L5 is destroyed and my L4 is on it's way to being done. If I lay done on a soft bed it causes pain and issues for me. If I lay on one side too long my ass falls asleep. Weirdest feeling. If I sit in a bad chair my arms fall asleep and my hands tingle. Other stuff happens too but you get the idea.
