Sciatica After Spinal FusionI had a very successful L4-L5 fusion surgery in 2004 and only had one 6 month sciatica incident (because of lifting something heavy too quickly) that went away with time and PT. But otherwise, I had no back pain or leg pain and felt excellent. I'm an extra healthy 40 year old that looks 28 and I run, bike, swim, hike, etc..Last year, I was incorrectly fitted for a bike with a wrong bike as well as measurements (Switzerland bike tour I did) and I ended up overextending my body as well as rode on extremely bumpy terrain with a race bike! I felt no pain until weeks later when I felt the knifing all the way to the toe feeling to the point I could not wear heals anymore. A year and a half later now the pain has subsided maybe 60% but still present. I have gone to PT, do regular running (warms up muscles and makes me feel better at the time), acupuncture (helps decrease), and waiting to get a steroid shot. My MRI report comparable to before the accident states that there are no significant interval changes and no definite disc herniation. Surgery level limits evaluation now via MRI. There is straightening of the normal lordotic curvature, and correlate clinically for muscle spasm. Please advise as to how I can heal completely? It's been 1.5 years of this. I felt excellent post surgery until this happened. - KoSciatica After Spinal Fusion to Sciatica 11/20/09 |
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