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It causes sudden shocks of pain. He does not get any leg pain apart from the knee pain as above. He gets some groin pain but the back is much worse, but these seem to flare up together. The pain is worse in the mornings causing stiffness which lasts about 1-2 hours. He has found certain pain relieving stretches | It causes sudden shocks of pain. He does not get any leg pain apart from the knee pain as above. He gets some groin pain but the back is much worse, but these seem to flare up together. The pain is worse in the mornings causing stiffness which lasts about 1-2 hours. He has found certain pain relieving stretches. | ||
The patient first hurt his back in his 20s playing rugby. A few years ago he reinjured it while snowboarding. His current flare of pain started after using a foam roller on his hips. In 2015 he injured his right knee running which was diagnosed as being caused by a complex meniscal tear with medial chondral fissuring on MRI. | The patient first hurt his back in his 20s playing rugby. A few years ago he reinjured it while snowboarding. His current flare of pain started after using a foam roller on his hips. In 2015 he injured his right knee running which was diagnosed as being caused by a complex meniscal tear with medial chondral fissuring on MRI. | ||
He works long hours as a chef which causes discomfort. He surfs for around two hours at a time, twice a week. | |||
He saw an Orthopaedic Surgeon who recommended conservative management, but to proceed to anterior discectomy and fusion at L5/S1 if symptoms became unbearable. | He saw an Orthopaedic Surgeon who recommended conservative management, but to proceed to anterior discectomy and fusion at L5/S1 if symptoms became unbearable. |