Re: Leg Pain related to back

Thanks OG. Appreciate the quick response. I also had a little problem
which may or may not be related. I had complained about a fluttering
sensation under my left rib cage which seems to come and go. I had a
CT scan, but, nothing showed up. If you stand akimbo, your left index
finger
will touch the approximate location. My GP thought it was a muscle
spasm, but, it is a bit painful. Thought I might want to have an
endoscopy to see if anything was amiss when this leg thingy reared
up. I will be taking the CT images to the doctor (physiatrist) on Thursday.

I have had the sciatic nerve mentioned last year. Hopefully, the doctor
can provide some suggestions to relieve the leg pain. Last year for the
first time I went to a chiropractor and the pain subsided for a short
time. Unfortunately, she was not covered by Medicare. Or, lets say
she chose not to be covered. I may seek out someone who is.

Thanks...Bob

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"OldGoat" <oldgoatmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Dear Bob,

Yes to all your questions. Leg pain can be from bad disks in the back.
Usually it involves some type of impingement on a nerve, from the sounds
of it, your sciatic nerve. It hurts like hell, don't it?
The good news is usually the pain down the leg can be resolved to some
extent, but the pain in the back is another thing all together. Maybe
someday but not today (of course everyone is different, so I hope you have
better luck than I did.
I have actually seen 3 physiatrists, but had no idea that the first two
were anything other than orthopedists. The first one was a moron and I
don't think he's in practice anymore. He was a young guy so he may have
just screwed the wrong person. Or made enough to retire on. The second was
moving his practice to Georgia the following week, which is a shame cause
he was a good guy. The last one recently did an EMG on me and he seemed
like a good guy too, even while he was sticking needles in my legs.
Physiatrists seem to be a marriage of both orthopedists and neurologists,
so you don't have to worry about them favoring one specialty over another,
and they're looking at you not as a back with some wasted disks, but are
supposed to take the whole of you in to consideration when looking at you.
But like with any job out there, there's good ones and bad ones, so it's
always going to be a crapshoot at first. Just don't lose the mind set that
you are hiring a doctor, he's your employee, so don't be afraid to fire
them if their performance isn't up to it.
I'll leave you with a tip for the leg pain that I have been giving out so
much I'm thinking about making it a sig. First get your wallet out of your
back pocket. We're all guilty of it, but it's the worst possible place to
carry one if you have back pain. You should sit in a semi hard chair on a
tennis ball. It works great for that down the leg pain. Give it about 10
minutes, less, if you find your foot going to sleep. You'll know the exact
spot when you feel it, it should be right around the pocket you took the
wallet out of. It works like a champ.

Take care and good luck at the docs--og






"Bob Rasmussen" <bobrass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Afternoon, all...

I am experiencing a burning sensation on my left hip and/or shin.
It seems to come and go, mostly come. Sometimes it's behind
my left ***, sometimes point of my left hip and most frequently
alongside my left shin. I am suspecting a back problem which
was similar this time last year caused by two herniated disks
in my lower back. I do not have back pain or stiffness now. Neither
aspirin or naproxin seem to dull the pain. Nothing that the doctor
gave me last year helped the pain either. Only icing the small of
back seemed to relieve the problem after a couple of weeks. I only
get a little relief when standing or sitting. Sleeping seems to be the
biggest problem.

I do work out three times per week, but, have been very careful
not to do exercises that compress the back, i.e., squats, shrugs,
overhead presses, etc.

My main question is -- has anyone experienced leg pain such as
described that was related to a lower back problem? Secondly,
has anyone ever used a "Physiatrist?" I have an appt. next Thursday.

Regards...Bob




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