Hello earlier today I had sudden intense pain across my lower back, it was that bad i fell to my knees, since then i can not sit up straight, or walk properly (im using crutchs) Iwhen trying to walk i cant stand straight the pain in my lower back is too bad, Ive been experiencing pins and needles in my feet and numbness with the odd pins and needles in the centre of my lower back, what could this be? is it a slipped disc? should I go to A&E~?
Hello and Welcome to Chat Doctor, Thanks for writing to us. These symptoms are part of lumbar disc degeneration with PIED where the nerves get compressed by the protruded disc. There are several treatment modalities with medicines, physiotherapy and with injections in the back called epidural injections and root/facet blocks. If you don't get better with this treatment, another option is surgery, by which the nerves are decompressed by removing the protruded disc (discectomy), which would significantly improve your symptoms Hope this helps you. Wishing you good health... Regards.  Chat Doctor. Orthopedic Surgeon.