Hi, I was diagnosed with spondylothesis/spondylosis about 5 years back, mainly from playing sports. Now that I graduated from playing college softball, I am still having major back pain with a major shooting pain down my right leg. The pain is in my lower back, as well as in my side right thigh and side right area below my knee. I now stand at work most of the day. Am I feeling this pain because of my prior diagnosis or is it something different?
Hi, Thank you for posting your query. Your symptoms are suggestive of a pinched nerve in the lower back. This is most often caused by bulged disc in the lumbar region. The nerve travels down the thigh, leg and foot. Therefore, the symptoms include pain in the back, which radiates to thigh, leg and foot. Your current problems are related to your earlier diagnosis. For confirmation of diagnosis, you can get an MRI scan of limbo sacral spine done. Treatment consists of medications such as pregabalin and physiotherapy. Best wishes, Chat Doctor.