Young man with left sciatica
In this video Dr. Castanet will show you this young man’s two disc herniations at L4-5 and L5-S1. These disc herniations are on the left side and explain his symptoms. He stated that this sciatica started about 4-6 months ago, without a history of trauma. And he has never had low back or sciatica pain before. Initially, he sought treatment from a chiropractor and it didn’t help much. He then sought treatment from a physical therapist and was instructed in McKenzie extension exercises to alleviate his pain and that has been reasaonbley effective at managing his daily pain, but he still has pain that varies from a constant 1-2/10 in severity, to an intermittent 8/10 in severity. The pain starts in his buttock and radiates into his left calf. The pain is worse with sitting and standing and bending, and it is alleviated by lying down. Since his occupation is largely sitting, it makes his work very difficult. All of this description is common to people with sciatica arising from a herniated disc.
Young man with left sciatica
He is just starting treatment today for the first time, so we’ll have to see how he progresses. Since his pain is not incapacitating, and his disc lesions are not very severe, he is expected with recover fine, likely without the need for pain management, i.e. injections, or surgery. It so happens, however, that he is leaving tomorrow for three rounds of golf over the next three days, so we’ll see how he does after only one treatment, today, and after all of his potentially provocative golfing activities. Yes, golf is one of the toughest demands you can place on your back, but if you’re a golfer with back problems, you already know that.
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