Medical Advice on "Spine health"

I have chronic back pain with tingling and numbness in my left leg. What to do?

Keyword - back pain Hello, Ideally I would have like to see the films myself as the interpretation of an opinion without clinical examination findings had a limited value. It is obvious from the report that the Neves care not being compressed eithe...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

I get radiating back pain for the past few days with a history of fall. Please advise.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. What you do, and how much physical activity you have in your daily routine?  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Anuj Gupta

My brother suffers from sciatica pain for a long period with restricted movement. Kindly help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. At 26, especially if the pain has been persisting for a long while (5 years as you write) and affecting work and mobility indoors, it is a matter of concern. The only good thing that I gather from the notes is that ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

I have chronic back pain and myalgic encephalomyelitis. Please see my reports and advise me.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can only explain what had been written in the report (attachment removed to protect patient identity). As I do not have the films to see, it is an interpretation of an interpretation (also, I gather that neurologist...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

My back problem is getting worse inspite of having medicines. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have mild scoliosis in the lumbar region, and there is a suspicion of inflamed sacroiliac joints (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Have you had ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate), CRP (C-reactive...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

My neck is too stiff, and it constantly pains due to a pinched nerve. Please help.

Hello, Yes, it sounds like a pinched nerve in the neck and I will recommend that you continue with the antinflammatory tablets and in addition take pregabalin 75 mg twice daily to help with the nerve symptoms. Only do gentle neck range of motion ex...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

Is brace enough for my scoliosis, or is my curve bad enough to do Schroth exercises?

Hello, The progressive nature cannot be understood by one value of Cobb's angle. At 24-28 bracing is recommended and as long as you are religiously putting that on , and 16 to 23 hrs a day is needed for the brace to be a deterrent. yearly to 6 mon...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

Please explain my MRI report taken for first lumbar and thoracic pain.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the MRI (attachment removed to protect patient identity), but have no clinical information to go by and why this MRI was needed. Grossly, I can say there is good alignment of the spine, discs ar...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

How to correct PIVD and nerve compression?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The MRI films that you have sent shows only the L5-S1 level and I will pass that as normal (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The MRI report, however talks about a L4-L5 extruded disc, which could be sign...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

What could be the cause for the pain in the left leg, and thigh?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. From your symptoms, it sounded like LC stenosis but having looked at your MRI, and it is evident that there are disc bulges prolapse at multiple levels on the left side leading to your remaining sided symptom. L4/5 an...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash