Expert: John Quackenbush DC - 5/24/2010

Question
I have been having an aching pain in buttocks/leg/down to feet--mostly back of both legs.  It started a few months ago when I hurt my back again (I have lumbar scoliosis & was rearended in an accident 10 years ago and about once or twice a year have muscle spasm injuries) and I had this pain a few weeks afterward which I never had before.  It went away, then started back about a month ago--I thought it was related to my period then it never went away.  It is an intolerable constant ache and I don't know what to do about it. Any thoughts?

Answer
Amber,

You would do well to see a chiropractor for this condition. What you are describing is a textbook chiropractic case. The scoliosis as well as the symptom picture you are describing is causing pinched nerves in your lower back which in turn in all likelyhood is causing the pain to follow the nerves down your legs.

I am very confident that a good chiropractic physician can help you with this problem.

Good luck and I hope this sheds some light on your decision making process to get to the right healthcare precticioner.

Dr John Q Quackenbush