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Disc Prolapse
Got disc issue for more than 4 yrs...L5S1, last year again got severe bcoz of sciatica pain..numbness on one side of the right leg till little finger in the foot. Its been one year still the numbness remains now i cant walk or sit for longer..doctor said to do continous traction at home but no miracle hapnd. Please help...Thank you.
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Apply Hot Fomentation twice daily.
Avoid bending in front.
Postural Correction- Sit Tall, Walk Tall.
Extension Exercises x 15 times x twice daily - lying on tummy, take left arm up for 3 seconds, then bring it down, right arm up for 3 seconds, bring down. Bring right leg up, hold for 3 seconds, bring it down. Then right leg up and hold for 3 seconds and bring it down. Repeat twice a day- 10 times. Bhujang Asana -- Lie flat on your stomach, keeping the palms out, bend the neck backward, take a deep breath and while holding it for 6 seconds, raise the chest up. Release breath and relax your body. Repeat the exercise 15 times twice daily.
Core Strengthening Exercises- Straight Leg Raised With Toes Turned Outward, repeat 10 times, twice a day.
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No ..Just stop getting traction at all...Meet manual physiotherapist immediately and request him to release your gluteals muscles especially piriformis bilateraly ......Working on thoracolumbar fascia ,q.lumborum , lattismus dorsi , gluteals (max,med,mini)and piriformis will cure and decompress your any nerve root or trunk if it's there ..Or else u will be corrected by all discomforts very soon ...Hardly 10 days
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hard to believe but it won't take more than 10 days ..
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start thinking positive Nd search a good sports /orthopaedic physiotherapist...
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Sciatica pain, numbness and disc slip sometimes gets better with the conservative treatment. So avoid traction at this age.
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Go to a physiotherapist.. Ultrasonic therapy +IFT +Heating therapy +some strengthening exercises will be helpful.
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At home.. Rest +hot water fomentation +pain killer gel +no long sitting +no forward bending +no weight lifting +avoid cold exposure +no manual exertions +no long travelling +no stair climbing +correct posture +sit tall + use lumbo sacral belt.
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Visit arasan ortho care, tambaram for further treatment
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You need complete assement of your spine.and investigations like x-ray of lumbar spine and MRI of lumbosacral spine is required to suggest you relevant treatment
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avoid long bike rides,avoid sitting for prolonged time ,avoid acute bending
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If you are continuing to get pain even after all this time, then traction or other modalities may not help give a long term benefit.
Have you had a recent MRI? This will help in planning for surgery if necessary. Even with surgery your numbness will take a long time to resolve. The main purpose of the surgery will be to help with the pain.
Please see a Spinal Surgeon for assessment.
Hope this helps.
Dr Vinu Raj
Consultant Spine Surgeon
MBBS MRCS FRCS(Trauma&Orth)
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Thorough assessment is needed to further plan the line of treatment for you. Only traction or any other modality cant do magic. A tailor made exercise program is needed.
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See a musculoskeletal or sports physiotherapist, if in Mumbai find Flex Physiotheraoy Centre, Malabar Hill
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Avoud sitting on low chairs/sofa, wear closed shoes to avoid any injuries due to numbness.
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