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Low back pain that goes down rt buttock down to the outside of my thigh that is10 on the pain scale have seen a ortho & he told me to do stretching exercises then he told me pt xray dsnt show anything?
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Radiating pain: The pain you describe sounds like you may have a nerve impingement syndrome like "sciatica" that is affecting your R leg. The regular X-ray will not shoe nerve entrapment. You can try Physical therapy and stretching with nsaids, but if you do not improve, you may need an MRI and follow-up with the Ortho. Good luck.
Answered 3/11/2018
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Lumbar disc: pathology may be diagnosed with an MRI - that being said - even with an abnormal MRI, the treatment would usually initially still be conservative -physical therapy and pain control. Surgery is considered when the pain is excruciating or you have red flag symptoms- fever or bowel//bladder incontinence. Good news is pain usually gets better, the bad news-it may return.
Answered 7/2/2014
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