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What are treatment options (including exercise, pt, chyro) for l5 nerve root causing pain that radiates all the way to foot?
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Nsaids, pt, shot, sx: Typically my progression of treatments will begin with nsaids and sometimes an oral steroid if very painful. I will also utilize physical therapy and usually most will resolve over 3-4 weeks. For those who still have a large amount of pain and do not improve, epiduals becomes the next line of treatment usually except in certain emergencies, surgery is the last option.
Answered 6/24/2015
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A local trigger : Point injection in an attempt to reduce inflammation is sometimes attempted. If all fails sometimes surgery is required to fix the problem.
Answered 9/7/2019
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