Originally Posted by qcpmsame

Sounds like a disk problem, maybe lower disks, say between L3 and L5/S1. See a good neurosurgeon, even if you want to totally avoid cutting. An MRI to start with and go from there. I had the nerve block shots, 2 series, both were worthless for my injury. Some people find them helpful, and is quickly done as an outpatient. Mine was caused by a spinal compression in 1989, at work. The WC insurance people hung me out to dry, basically said I was faking everything, and wouldn't agree to anything beyond pain killers. I ended up sending them packing, signed off on their responsibility, and paid the cost myself. It was actually worth the expense, 100%, the WC was a total joke and frankly abusive towards me. Florida laws are very anti-injured and pro-business.

I had two of the fasciectomies(sp) a disk clean up, both of which failed quickly. Ended up having a 2 level PLIF (vertebral fusion) to take care of things, completely. Kind of extreme, but I truly needed the surgery. You might need some type of PT, and exercises to strengthen the muscles supporting the entire spine. Seeing a doctor would be first, lots of good, and lots of strange/poor, information and cures out there. You can get a whole bunch of ideas here, but a medical degree from Google School of Medicine is worth what they paid for it.

Bill