I had an accident in april 2009 and dislocated my left knee. I was receiving physiotherapy and became aware of a pain that went from my buttock all the way to the back of my right leg. My physiotherapist said i may have trapped a nerve as my body over compensated so much. However since then it has become increasingly worse. I have pain on n off in my lower back, in my bum, back of leg, below the right knee (which is excruciating), i get cramp and pins and needles in my right foot and i also have flank pain ( this is all down the right side of my leg/body, i have no pain like this on my left side). My doctor keeps giving me anti inflammatory tablets and kinda just fobbing me off. Im only 22 and im wondering if this accident could have caused this and if it is a trapped nerve or herniated disc, why there seems to be nothing they can do? The pain in my lower back isn’t always constant which makes me wonder if it is a herniated disc. I just don’t want to have to live with this forever so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you
Thank you for your quick responses .. I will defo try those exercises out and pray that they work. I have been to an osteopath who after about 6 treatments said i needed an MRI as he couldn’t seem to pin point the problem but i would need to be reffered by my doctor or go private and there is no way i could afford to have it done private. I will try with the exercises and hopefully experience some relief =)

Tags: Back, Disc, help, Herniated, Pain, Sciatica