Question
Simply put, YOU MUST BE ASSESSED - URGENTLY!
If you are having pain in the back that radiates to your legs AND you have altered walking - please get seen as soon as possible!
This is something that should not wait for an outpatient assessment, particularly if you have altered sensation or change in bladder of bowel control.
BW
Dr Dinesh
Back pain can be due to many different problems including nerve irritation from disc bulges, facet joint irritation, muscle or ligament issues or degenerative changes. If your symptoms keep coming back, then its certainly useful to look into why it is happening. Strengthening your back is definitely an important option and focussed treatments with a physiotherapist can help. However, if symptoms continue, then seeing a Sports/MSK physician is certainly sensible - they can assess you, organise investigations and in some cases give you focussed treatments to help your symptoms.
Hi, Leg length discrepency (LLD ) is a fairly common occurence amongst the population. Management depends on a few factors, including: 1. Symptoms. Does it actually cause symptoms in the foot, leg, or back somewhere else. 2. The actual LLD. A 1cm LLD is actually managed by orthotics. A visit to the podiatrist will help the problem. They can custom make an insole to correct the discrepency in height (1cm), and wearing it should help the problem. There is NO indication for any invasive option at a LLD of 1cm. Orthotics are actually suitable for LLD till 5cm.
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