agpt69

There is very little and rare pain in lower back , the pain starts from the left side or sacroiliac area and extends up to left buttocks , thigh and up to calf . the pain is mild in normal walking but it is very much when I stand up after sitting for a long time , then its sometimes difficult to even stand on left leg , I cannot run or move swiftly . There is no thickening, color change or nail changes or any other skin changes.
My pain is 80% in buttock and thigh and 20% in sacroiliac area, normally walking and when get up from resting there is no pain in sacroiliac area and calf and about 2-3 VAS on buttock and thigh, but when getting up after sitting for quite a while sacroiliac area(2-3 VAS) , buttock(4-5 VAS) , thigh(5-6 VAS) calf(2-3 VAS), lower back(2-3 VAS)
I don’t feel any weakness in my legs; however I cannot use my full strength of my legs due to pain and fear of aggravating the problem.
pain started in October last year I don’t know why , it was very mild before , I thought it to be a muscle stretch or stiffness so I started working out , stretching and jogging , then the pain started growing . , in December I visited a physiotherapist , she also thought it to be stiffness and she also did stretching and gave hot patches and ultrasound treatment on my lower back and left thigh, then I did it for a week and then left as I have to join college again . I continued jogging , then in February pain increased about(2-3 VAS) and I went for MRI , then I started resting and took muscle relaxants and neuropathic pain relievers, they just did short time relieve
Standing does not cause pain however prolonged walking causes pain in thigh and buttock. Sitting is what actually causes pain, sitting does not create problem but when it’s time to get up, the problem starts . I cannot stand straight for a few seconds after getting up , I have to straighten my back . while bending left thigh and buttock pains. I have to come and lie fro about 30 mins down to give rest at least twice in 12 hours.
Pain is less in morning but it is large in evening time, majorly it is after sitting for a long time .
The pain has changed my lifestyle a lot, I cannot run nor jump from a little height, its very sad seeing my friends playing football, dancing and just jumping around and I cannot do so. I don’t get involved in rushed areas where I can get a push or jerk and I avoid road travelling for long distances as you know Indian roads are sometimes not that flat, I prefer railways now. I avoid being in a 5D show which was best earlier.
I am pursuing my bachelors in civil engineering, it’s not a kind of job of sitting for a long time but it sometimes involves doing some physical work in college, like lifting little weight and standing for a long time (say 2-3 hours). I live in hostel so we have to walk to college (1 mile), now I leave about 30 minutes before as I walk slowly with respect to earlier 10-15 mins .
As I have told you I have taken muscle relaxants, neuropathic pain relievers, I have seen a chiropractor, but he does not hold any degree to do so , he just didi this on the basis of his 20years of experience , he has cured many patients before . in march, he gave a little jerk in my back producing knuckling sound, it got some relieve , but then I have to go to hilly areas in june as a part of my college internship and there problem aggravated. I have seen a surgeon, he told me to rest a lot , but due to my college I cannot do so , he also told to give some injection in my back or surgery , but I didn’t go for anything . now I do some exercises told by the chiropractor, like folding the legs while lying down on a hard bed , and doing Bhujangasana (a form of yoga)

As of your previous reply of heredity, my mother used to have back pain , but it wasn’t disc problem .
My height is 184 cms and wight is 85Kg(188 pounds)

Please help me Dr.Corenman.