Registered: Sep 2011
Location: Oneida, Tn
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Have any of you guys ever had to deal with a pinched nerve in the lower spine? I have one pinched between my lower last two discs, and it makes my right leg go numb and is very painful. If anyone has delt with it, what solutions is there out there? The doc gave me the option of an epideral injection to separate the discs under xray to let the nerve back out or possible back surgery. Im 23 years old and DO NOT want to have back surgery if I dont have to? Any help or info would be very appreciated.

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I have siatica causes pain in lower back down leg sometimes both legs numbness tingling it was really bad when it first started I took aleve and advil around the clock just to be able to function here is what I did went to chiropractor 2 times a week for a month they put me on a traction machine and at first it seemed to make things worse buy before it was over with my problem was managable not gona say i am 100% but def. better and would prob not bother me at all if I continued treatment it is def worth a try Hope it gets better

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Location: Oneida, Tn
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Ok, thank you ill give that a try for sure. I know what you mean about the taking medicine to just be able to function lol. The only time it stops hurting is when im asleep.

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Location: Orangeburg, SC
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Have you had an MRI to determine exactly the cause. If so, make sure you tell the chiropractor so that he will not do more damage...

Pills did nothing for my pain, the only relief I got was sitting or lying.

All cases are not the same, but a Steroid Injection to block the pain helped mine, but it took 2. It's been a month and one half since the last injection. I still have a dull back pain, but I do not have the unbearable pain shooting down my leg.

I would go for the injection first, then chiropractor, then as a last resort... surgery.

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I had it when I was18 I'm 24 now it sucks I'm 90% better I did streches and coon hunted and worked. Eventualy I got better not a hundred percent but much better. O and a lil prayer to.

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Registered: Jul 2009
Location: Massachusetts
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im 29 and ive been having since i was 25.the best thing u can do is hang from a bar and bring ur feet up to ur waist for about as long as u can hold them up there.believe me!it will help with ur lower back and minimize the pain too.goodluck

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Registered: Sep 2011
Location: Oneida, Tn
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Thanks guys.. Ill give it all a try.. I did have an mri a couple weeks ago, it costed me 800$$ with my insurance lol. Im trying to steer clear of those doctors now if i can. Nice to know the Foodlion warehouse ruined my back then laid me off for good lol.

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Location: middle tenn
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the stretching and hanging from a bar does the same thing as the machine the chiropractor will put you on but it is more effective and you see faster results I do the stretches when it starts to bother me now

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I have had back issues since I was in my late teens. I have the same condition that my Mom has and she has had the surgeries. I was a regular at the chiropracter from my late twenties until my late 40's. In the last 4+ years I have been doing crunches and sit ups to strengthen my ab muscles. I generally get some nice easy lower back stretches in, too. I haven't seen the chiropractor in the last 2 years. I am a regular in the gym and coon hunt 4 to 6 days a week. Yea, I've abused my body but at the age of 56 I found the key to a stronger back....is a stronger stomach.

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gave me a heel lift to put in my shoe lots of releif

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lots of ice, and the leg with the pain or numbness, pull your knee up toward your chest and sleep on the other side.

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Have any of you guys ever had to deal with a pinched nerve in the lower spine? I have one pinched between my lower last two discs, and it makes my right leg go numb and is very painful. If anyone has delt with it, what solutions is there out there? The doc gave me the option of an epideral injection to separate the discs under xray to let the nerve back out or possible back surgery. Im 23 years old and DO NOT want to have back surgery if I dont have to? Any help or info would be very appreciated.



I am twenty six, when i was twenty two i had the same thing my l4 l5 disc and l5 s1 disc was pinching my nerve and making my butt hamstring and feet numb! I did chiropractor, epideral series of three injections, and finally back surgery! Surgery fixed it the others were a waste of a thousand dollars. If i were to do it again i would have tried traction, "EX: hanging upside down relieving the pressure on your discs.:"
I messed up my back four years after surgery and am about to go through the process again. It is very painful and frustrating. It sucks to have to work for a living!! It is expensive and if i could afford another back surgery i would do it again in a minute to stop the pain. I should have enough money to have it done again in October!!

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Have any of you guys ever had to deal with a pinched nerve in the lower spine? I have one pinched between my lower last two discs, and it makes my right leg go numb and is very painful. If anyone has delt with it, what solutions is there out there? The doc gave me the option of an epideral injection to separate the discs under xray to let the nerve back out or possible back surgery. Im 23 years old and DO NOT want to have back surgery if I dont have to? Any help or info would be very appreciated.

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Registered: Sep 2011
Location: Oneida, Tn
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I do have a question for you all.. I dont know which exactly to ice down lol. The leg or back.. My back has stopped hurting, but the leg never stops. And also, did you all just do steriod injections or the epideral injections?? Or are they the same thing? Im almost desperate..I just lost my insurance with food lion so im defiantely trying to go the less expensive way if possible. Thank you all for the help so far..

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Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Orangeburg, SC
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Epideral is area where the nerve is pinched.
Steriod is the medication.

The injection is not cheap. Chiropractor treatements maybe the best option for you.

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Registered: Dec 2011
Location: Senatobia Mississippi
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I am 36 and deal with it on a regular basis and been that way since I was a young teen. My left leg hurts so bad at times it feels like it is on fire and my back will not even be hurting, but about once a year my back does get bad and I am in the bed for a week and sometimes even longer. Nothing seems to help it for good and I have already did everything we have read on this thread. I guess the doc will have to try to fix it some day but not sure I am ready.

Good luck Cody cause I feel your pain.

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I took oral cortisteriods (predinsone) comes in a pack and you take as directed for 7 days. I also had the epidural steriod injections witch were exspensive and hurt like hell.

As far as ice goes put in on the lower part of your back where your waistband would be and let it sit for 20 mins at the time every hour. I have tried several chiro's and none seem to help. But it is worth a try tho can be exspensive too.

The steriod dose pack by far helped me the most. And the fastest.

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I do have a question for you all.. I dont know which exactly to ice down lol. The leg or back.. My back has stopped hurting, but the leg never stops. And also, did you all just do steriod injections or the epideral injections?? Or are they the same thing? Im almost desperate..I just lost my insurance with food lion so im defiantely trying to go the less expensive way if possible. Thank you all for the help so far..

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[B I agree.

The steriod dose pack by far helped me the most. And the fastest. [/B]

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If anyone needs to have lower back surgery make sure you check out the newest and best surgery for that area. It is called the XLIF surgery. They go thru your side not back with a small cut. But all doctors can not do this. We have a great one in Charleston SC. My wife had the surgery last week and doing great. If I can help just reply for info. You can also go on line and pull up the info on the XLIF.

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Registered: Mar 2008
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I'm 38 and had it last yr for the first time......it SUCKS!!!!!!! i went to physical therapy for 2 mos after the chiropracter made it worse, so far so good. Every once in awhile I overdo something and will do my stretches and it helps.

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