I m a 21 year old mixed martial artist, about a year and a half ago i started feeling a sharp pain shoot down through my groin and down to my knee, sometimes causing my leg to go limp for a split second. It started while I was doing squats and deadlifts, I can t do any type of wrestling or grappling because of it, if I lie on my back and try and lift my leg leg up it shoots down, if i stretch my spine towards the left it shoots down as well. I have not been able to do a single dead lift since and my squat has dropped 90 lbs. I got an xray and they said the lumbar region of my spine is compressed causing nerves to get pinched, what can I do to fix this?
Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your symptoms and X-ray findings.First, you should confirm the diagnosis by getting an MRI scan of the lumbosacral spine. If it shows severe compression, then, surgery may be required in some cases. However, in the initial stage, medications such as pregabalin or gabapentin capsules would help relieve the neuropathic pain. In addition, physiotherapy with back extension exercises would also help. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow-up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Chat Doctor. Ly/