Chronic Back Pain for 1.5 years, Unable to walk now

Dear Friends,

Please bear with me for the long post.

I am having a chronic low back pain for the past 1.5 years.

Incident No. 1 :
It all started in Nov. 2005 when one fine morning, i got up and lifted my cricket bat and practised a shot which involved forward bending, and the moment i did it, i felt thunders on my lower back and i collapsed. I tried getting up for the next 30 minutes but kept falling down. after this i was diagnosed for l3-l4 disc bulge, was on continuous traction,physiotherapy and completely recovered.

Incident No. 2:
I was doing all normal activities including driving till July 2006, when the next incident occured. I went to an amusement park's virtual reality theatre, where they showed a train passing through the mountain and distorted the chair accordingly. i came out and was carried in the ambulance and once again every routines followed. diagnosed for the same complaint, but till now i have not recovered.

Treatments: 20 sessions of chiropractic, more than 35 sessions of physiotherapy, epidural steroid injects, acupuncture (traditional), laser acupuncture

Current condition: Not able to walk, sever pain on the left lower back. Please advise is this high time should i look at surgery?

Any valuable advice is highly appreciated.

Thanks
Ram

[loiskerr]

Get an MRI of your entire spine. Sounds like herniated disks. Lois

[idesofmarch]

Yes get a orthopedic or a neurosurgeon to order an MRI.  All those other things don't work with pinched nerves (usually) Good luck with the outcome.

[Zak_Han]

Can acupuncture help your condition?
Dependent on where the inflammation is Acupuncture can help with back pain.  Acupuncture works well when the inflammation is outside of the spinal column.  Acupuncture does not work when the inflammation is in the spinal column itself. so,you should go to see reputable doc for clear diagnosis ( really pinched nerves or not)
Good luck!