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Quad muscle soreness due to spinal stenosis

Posted by tkrfail21 @tkrfail21, Jun 23 11:20am

I have stenosis of 3rd,4th,5th lumbar. Pain management dr says it is the reason my quads are so sore it hurts to squat or even lift up my legs. Had ablasions and epidurals which have eliminated the back pain but not the muscle soreness. Any suggestions?

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dlydailyhope | @dlydailyhope | Jun 24 9:14am

@tkrfail21
Is your soreness due to muscle weakness or spasms?

I had decompression and fusion surgery on L3-L5 in 2024 after spinal injections stopped working. At that point, I had pain, weakness and numbness from my lower back, hips/buttocks and thighs down to feet caused by severe stenosis, degenerative disc disease, gluteal tendinopathy, hamstring tears and neurogenic claudication. I couldn’t walk or stand for long for the pain and foot numbness to start.

Does your lumbar MRI show spinal cord and nerve root compression? Did you have EMG/nerve conduction studies to see what f you have compression causing radiculpathy to legs?

Have you ever had a MRI of your pelvis/hips to see if you have any soft tissue injury or compression adding to your leg symptoms?

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Justin McClanahan, Moderator | @JustinMcClanahan | Jul 7 12:25pm

Hello @tkrfail21,

I'd like to invite @rono2410, @geo2112 and @legeke to this discussion as they have all talked about having spinal stenosis and leg discomfort. Each has tried various exercises or treatments to try and combat their leg weakness and pain and may have some experiences to share with you.

@tkrfail21, you mentioned your pain management doctor has expressed why they think you have leg pain but their solutions did not ultimately help with it, did they have any other thoughts one what may help or PT regimens that may be beneficial?

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legeke | @legeke | Jul 7 1:24pm
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@JustinMcClanahan

Hello @tkrfail21,

I'd like to invite @rono2410, @geo2112 and @legeke to this discussion as they have all talked about having spinal stenosis and leg discomfort. Each has tried various exercises or treatments to try and combat their leg weakness and pain and may have some experiences to share with you.

@tkrfail21, you mentioned your pain management doctor has expressed why they think you have leg pain but their solutions did not ultimately help with it, did they have any other thoughts one what may help or PT regimens that may be beneficial?

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I am sorry to hear about ongoing quad pain @tkrfail21. In my case I had lumbar stenosis at L4/L5 and it eventually progressed to neurogenic claudication from the nerve compression...pain started at 2nd toe came across top of foot, around by ankle, up outside of leg and above knee made a hook towards inside of knee. The only way I could relieve the pain was to do "forward leaning squats" which progressed to having to do after only walking about 50 feet. By time I reached this point, it was surgery that relieved my pain. My second toe is still tingly feeling but all the other pain stopped. It was a HUGE relief. I did over 5 months pre-surgery PT which kept my abs, legs, hips strong and my balance optimized for surgery. Things I did that did NOT help: chiropractic care MEDX lumbar treatment, pain management outside of Mayo clinic because they weren't offering me the correct injection, e-stimulation.
Wishing you the best

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mresnick664 | @mresnick664 | 3 days ago

What exercises did Pt do with you to strengthen and help?

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tkrfail21 | @tkrfail21 | 2 days ago

Haven't done pt for this, but Had months of pt for bad knee replacement. Do squats. Swim laps, swim with fins that really work my quads. Upper quads are so sore I can't stoop down. or lift legs to get in car.

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cathy2223 | @cathy2223 | 1 day ago
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@legeke

I am sorry to hear about ongoing quad pain @tkrfail21. In my case I had lumbar stenosis at L4/L5 and it eventually progressed to neurogenic claudication from the nerve compression...pain started at 2nd toe came across top of foot, around by ankle, up outside of leg and above knee made a hook towards inside of knee. The only way I could relieve the pain was to do "forward leaning squats" which progressed to having to do after only walking about 50 feet. By time I reached this point, it was surgery that relieved my pain. My second toe is still tingly feeling but all the other pain stopped. It was a HUGE relief. I did over 5 months pre-surgery PT which kept my abs, legs, hips strong and my balance optimized for surgery. Things I did that did NOT help: chiropractic care MEDX lumbar treatment, pain management outside of Mayo clinic because they weren't offering me the correct injection, e-stimulation.
Wishing you the best

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Exactly could you please tell me the procedure name of the surgery.
Thanks 😊

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