hello,
I woke up dismorning with really bad Lower back pain i tried to to take Advil that didn't work.. i really didn't do anything the past couple days but on Monday June 29th i worked at my job and i had to life a lot of bike racks almost 20-25 of them to various places. I'm not sure if that did it or not but that was 4 days ago almost... i wonder if i could have slept on it work im not sure. i took 2 hot hot showers which did not work... i took a total of 6 Advils today nothing is working. the one thing is when i walk im somewhat ok but when i lift my Left leg up it is EXTREMELY sharp pain goes through my lower back where it hurts at. its only on the lower Left side of my back... or no it goes from the left to the middle and stops at the middle.. it doesn't go to the right side.

please let me know

Thanks
Jimmy

Bulging disc in your low back.

Wondergirl is right! you need to see a chiropractor or an orthopedist. also watch your advil dosage or you will end up with kidney damage. only take the daily dosage located on the bottle at the proper intervals

googleDr.Trester chior.

the mri report of lumbo sacral spine shows :
mri of ls spine reveals normal curvature.
osteophytes noted from l3 to l5 vertebrae.
height and intensity of vertebrae appears normal.

inter vertebral discs show altwered signal intensity,hypo in t2 at l4-l5 & l5-s1 levels.
l3-l4 & l5-s1 levels show usual concavity with posterior central disc bulging with compromised anterior thecal space, altered signal intensity, hyper in t2 noted at l5-s1 disc suggests radial tear.
visualized cord with conus region appears normal.
lateral recesses are narrowed bilaterally at l4-l5 &l5- s1 levels with compressed newral foramina inferiorly at above levels.
no ligamentum flavum hypertrophy is seen.
facet joints,neural arch elements and pre/para vertebral soft tissue appears normal.
ap diameters ofspinal canal at different disc levels in mm are:-
l1-l2=21,l2-l3=21,l3-l4=20,l4-l5=17,l5-s1=16
impression:
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mri of l-s spine suggests degenerative disc disease affecting l4-l5 & l5- s1 levels.

Well try taking a different kind of medicine.If that doesn't work try taking a hot towel and putting it where the pain is.:)

I agree you need to see a chiropractor and maybe try muscle rub like Tiger Balm or Badger sore muscle rub

did your neurologist see the pictures himself. I got many results from the xrays that doctors claimed everything was normal. until I went to the neurologist and he won't look at a report he only looks at the xrays did he find what the problem was, it took only seconds to find the problem many missed. I had spinal fission in 1996 and been fine ever since. lower lumbar and s1. it wasn't fun but i couldn't live like that any more. Take the pictures to a doctor. Please.