I have back pain which goes to my right testicle and then goes to my right leg. Pain is at the right side of my lower back. I had Xray and CT Scan, which says there is a broad based left paracentral - left foraminal disc herniation causing narrowing of the left neural foramen and suggestion of compromising the left side exiting L4 nerve root. Bilateral multilevel moderate facet joints osteoathritis. Please explain to me about this pain. Thank you very much
Hello, You have got osteoarthritis which is a degenerative condition of bones(there is joint surface disruption). Normally our intervertebral discs maintain gap for the nerve whicChatDoctores out of spinal cord and supplies the different body regions. Due to disc degeneration the nerve supplying a specific body area e.g. L4 supplies thigh gets compressed. As you know our body tries to signal any pathology with pain, so you are having pain due to nerve irritation. There are both surgical and medicinal treatment options but there long term benefits are doubtful. Surgery is indicated when there is severe compression causing loss of sensation. Medicinal options include analgesics, topical liniments along with physiotherapy. I would advise you to quickly follow up with an orthopaedician. Do let me know if any further clarification is needed.