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What could cause pain in the lower back and right leg that aggravates during coughing, sneezing, or vomiting?

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Patient's Query

Hi doctor

I have lower back ache and Cannot put weight on my right leg and toes while walking even though I Cannot stand straight. My Upper body is tilting towards the left while trying to stand. While coughing, squeezing, and vomiting it hurts my lower back, and the pain aggravates. If I am at rest and lying down there is no pain.Please provide medicine for immediate relief so that I can walk. Currently, I am in bed all the time.
Answered by Dr. Anuj Gupta

Education:

MBBS

Professional Bio:

Dr. Anuj Gupta is an Orthopedic Surgeon who is specially trained in spine surgery. He completed his MBBS from The Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, and MS in Orthopedics at Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur. He did his DNB at Chatrapathi Shahu Ji Maharaj University. Currently, he is working in Triveni Ortho and Spine Center, Delhi, with work experience of 13 years. He has also done short training in spine surgery from the University of California, San Francisco, and Mount Sinai hospital, New York. He has also completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopedics from a renowned hospital in the USA.

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Hi,

Welcome to Icliniq.com.

The symptoms that you have described are typical of nerve pain which could be due to some disc herniation. Almost all of the patients respond to conservative management. If you have trust then we can start the treatment for that you need to answer a few more questions.

  1. What do you do?
  2. How much physical activity is there in your daily routine?
  3. Is there only leg pain or also back pain?
  4. If there is back pain then what is the intensity of it as compared to leg pain?
  5. you said that you are not able to stand on your toes, due to pain or weakness in your limb.
  6. is there any problem with urination?
  7. Do you feel any numbness in your perineal region?

Thank you.

Answered by Dr. Anuj Gupta
Medically reviewed by iCliniq medical review team
Published At June 2, 2023
Reviewed At May 8, 2026

Education:

MBBS

Professional Bio:

Dr. Anuj Gupta is an Orthopedic Surgeon who is specially trained in spine surgery. He completed his MBBS from The Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, and MS in Orthopedics at Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur. He did his DNB at Chatrapathi Shahu Ji Maharaj University. Currently, he is working in Triveni Ortho and Spine Center, Delhi, with work experience of 13 years. He has also done short training in spine surgery from the University of California, San Francisco, and Mount Sinai hospital, New York. He has also completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopedics from a renowned hospital in the USA.

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Dr. Anuj Gupta
Dr. Anuj Gupta

Spine Surgery

Education:

MBBS

Professional Bio:

Dr. Anuj Gupta is an Orthopedic Surgeon who is specially trained in spine surgery. He completed his MBBS from The Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, and MS in Orthopedics at Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur. He did his DNB at Chatrapathi Shahu Ji Maharaj University. Currently, he is working in Triveni Ortho and Spine Center, Delhi, with work experience of 13 years. He has also done short training in spine surgery from the University of California, San Francisco, and Mount Sinai hospital, New York. He has also completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopedics from a renowned hospital in the USA.

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