In this episode the surgeons discuss low back pain. They discuss the causes of back pain that need to be ruled out including fracture, cancer, infection and cauda equina syndrome. They discuss 10 red flags associated with low back pain that indicate you need to see a health care professional.
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I have to go with the age point. My grandson started complaining about back pain around 12/13 yrs old. Turned out he has rheumatoid arthritis (sorry bud for the hereditary gene pool)
Great video 👍. I have arthritis in my lower back. I’m 62 and some days it’s fine but others not so much 🤷♀️. Love your humour. 🙂
Thanks for sharing.
You know how backlogged the system is..
Limbo is painful too.
A little shin pain can move it along.😁
Appreciate you sharing to help others. Most people discount what is happening just to avoid the frustration.
You probably saved someone watching that can’t afford to wait.
Take care
I always love listening to the two of you.
I learn a lot.
I wish you would have included a 5th category of inflammatory arthritis. It took 20 years to get diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis. I have significant degeneration as a result. Mechanical issues were blamed but turned out to be a symptom not a reason. Thanks for your videos.
When you started to talk about pillow top mattresses and 1000 thread count sheets, I started to laugh uncontrollably! You guys are a riot! I have had lumbar stenosis for 32 years. My marathon running probably didn’t help. Because there is no nerve entrapment, I am doing pretty good. Good info tho!
My chiropractor did wonders on my back. Should have seen him much sooner.
I had delt with back pain for a year years now.
Was due to a couple injuries.
Caused a central disc herniation that was compressing my spinal cord, as well as the facet joint degenerating and ligaments thickening around that same level which was punching the nerve roots.
I had pain in the back and shooting down my legs (left worse then right).
As well as losing strength and motor skills to my left leg, and a few days prior to the surgery I also started losing bladder control.
November of 2021 I finally had surgery.
Almost 7 months later now, and am doing so much better.
The bad major pain is gone now.
No more loss of bladder control.
And have regained strength and motor skills to my leg.
Every once in a while if I get small minor pinches that don’t travel though.
Today I did have some pretty strong muscle spasms in my back though that kind of got bad.
Which would be the first I had those since the first week post op.
Not really sure what that was all about though.
Awesome video as always I always love to listen to your advice! Thankfully I’ve never had any back problems or pain.
I had back pain for quite a few years that went away after I had a kidney stone attack and was diagnosed with 3-4 kidneys stones on one side and 3-4 stones on the other side. I had them removed and noticed that my bad pain was way better – I still have a little back pain from arthritis. The doctor said that yes, kidney stones can cause back pain while they are forming. Thanks for your videos – I just found you guys and have subscribed and learned alot!
Good timing… my lower back has been hurting all week. I pushed my arthritic knees too far last weekend and then I was crawling and stretching/twisting on the floor trying to replace drawer brackets in the back of a bathroom vanity. I can feel it kind of out of alignment and it hurts to walk or stand too long. If it doesn’t feel better in a week or so I’ll get to the Chiropractor to get it back into alignment. Getting old sucks… but it beats the alternative.
Fantastic public education ! I don’t have any of these, but I reckon if I do in future, I’ll remember this. You guys are terrific communicators.
Thanks so much Alison. Doing our best! Thanks for watching and subscribing
Yes Jim. As we age seems like anything that involves crouching should be avoided unless you are trying to read the line in your birdie putt 😁. Best of luck. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Hi Kay. So glad you are OKay. Get it? Also happy to hear you found us abs learned something! All the best. Thanks for watching and subscribing
You sound healthy Alida! Thanks for watching and subscribing
Hi Isabel. Hope you continue to improve. All the best. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching and subscribing
So glad you liked it chris abs happy to hear we got a chuckle. Thanks for watching and subscribing
That is awesome to hear Sandra. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Hi Pj. That is part of the motivation for the show. To help people take some control of their healthy. Hope you are right. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Perfect timing for this subject. I was diagnosed with spinal stenosis in the lower back 2 years ago. With modification of movements and no heavy lifting I have been pain free. Until this year. I went on a hormone blocking medication as part of my treatment for newly diagnosed breast cancer. Three days after starting the meds, I noticed back pain. It got progressively worse to the point the pain would not let me sleep. Talked to my oncologist, she said to stop taking the meds. 72 hours after stopping the meds my back was 70% better. It’s been almost 3 weeks since I stopped the meds and am 90% better. Great advice. Don’t put off seeing your doctor.
After turning 60 I seem to experience lower back pain much more frequently. Getting older presents many challenges! Thanks gentlemen! As always thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Good info, Docs! I am living with severe spinal stenosis and pain meds. I also have CKD, so no surgery unless it worsens (ie: loss of bowel function) 😢
Thank you Docs !! yes Doc Brad,,, in my twenties, in a 24 hour day I would go to university, work, go to karate training and go out dating after all that… back or pain words were non existent in the vocabulary 🙂 But, now in my 60’s the # 10 thing to watch out is just part of the combo and back and pain are ‘painfully back’ into the vocabulary 🙂 take care and thank you for your great videos.
The severe lower back pain my mom experienced was actually lung cancer that metastasized. Once diagnosed she only lived 7 more weeks. I was able to care for her in my home with help from hospice. That was 3 years ago…still miss her every day.
So sorry to hear that D. It’s hard losing a parent for sure. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Oh yes the 20s Carolina. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Docs you are providing an absolutely excellent service! Thank you both.
Why thank you Scott. Doing our best. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Oh man Tory that’s tough for him at such a young age. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Thanks so much Linda. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Hi Sue. For sure. Having said that your pain may have been at night and would have lasted more than 6 weeks so it would have been caught with the above algorithm. AS is tough for sure. Hope you are doing ok now. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Hi Jill. So sorry to hear about your breast cancer diagnosis but thank you for taking the time to share. Medications can have many unintended effects so need to be careful. All the best going forward. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Yes Carl. Aging is challenging for all of us hence our focus on trying to make healthy choices on a daily basis rather than trying to deal with the consequences once they show up. All the best. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Hi Mike. That’s tough. Makes going for long walks difficult if not impossible. Hang in there. Thanks for watching and subscribing
I’ve experienced back pain for several years and have been seeing a pain doctor, also for many years. They did determine I had spinal stenosis and I had a fusion about three years ago. The back pain has worsened and they’ve determined another fusion is in my near future.
But in the meantime, I was sent for an MRI of my brain and discovered my neck compression. And in the middle of the pandemic I had another fusion on my neck.
At this point, even if I have another fusion in my back, my surgeon says it probably won’t help the back pain. The fusion would be higher up in my back.
I’ve had years of physical therapy as well as any other treatment my doctors have deemed helpful.
So I’ll probably have this back pain for the rest of my life. I’m already using a cane for balance and in the midst of all the medical treatment, they discovered my legs are not equal. One leg is 1 1/2″ longer than the other. It’s no wonder I can’t keep my balance. Plus I can’t stand for more than a few minutes at a time. The pain becomes unbearable and I can’t even stand up straight.
So yes, they have made a lot of discoveries about me. More than I ever wanted to know. But the only discovery they haven’t found is how to stop the pain.
But even through all of this, I still have my sense of humor! I think that’s the main thing that keeps me going.
And that’s what I appreciate about you two! You give us vital information and you do it while making us smile! 😁 And that makes you the best kind of doctors!
Thanks for all you do and please keep us laughing!
Wow Vickie what a journey. You are a real trooper. Glad we can make you smile. All the best. Thanks for watching and subscribing
As always, very informative. I’ve been in control of my own health for years. I know that health professionals have probably wished I wasn’t, but I am. Thank you for imparting that statement that one is in charge of their own health.
I say I’m doing it “My Way” but only with the knowledgeable help of professionals and reading.
Thank you, and take care doctors.
Good for you Bonnie! Thanks for watching and subscribing
An x-ray would show it
@Kat59 several xrays did show it. Multiple doctors diagnosed it as mechanical degeneration instead of inflammatory. That was my point. The treatment is vastly different and had I been properly diagnosed earlier I would be in much better shape now. Thanks for the tip though…
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