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approx. 2 wks ago I was about to stand up and got a pain similar

 
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approx. 2 wks ago I was about to stand up and got a pain similar to a charlie horse pain in my lower left back, just up from my belt. it mostly went away in about 10 minutes. about 2 days later getting out the shower bent to dry lower leg and it hit again. this time it stayed. I've been taking 2 Aleive aafter breakfast and then ine the evening. this seems to help but with various degrees of relief. Sometimes the pain starts down my hip and into upper theigh.
I am a 62 yr male that has had a job that requires sitting at work bench avg.65% of time. I have in past had some stiffness in lower back especially in morning.

 

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Taking Alieve, 2 caps twice a day.

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This is a slipped disc type of presentation.

You need an MRI of the lower spine.

But first you need an exam and a muscle relaxer and stronger pain medication.

And rest in bed for a few days at least.

The best doctor to follow up and fix this is a physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor.

These are MD specialists in manual medicine and will give you the correct manual therapies to avoid surgery in the future.

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