English translations of "LWS Syndrom"

Hi

I was just at the doctors and he is saying that it sounds like I have LWS Syndrom... a problem with my back.

But what does LWS actually mean?

Thanks

LWS = Lendenwirbelsäule = Lumbar spine
But that doesn't tell you what the problem is, just where

Google it...

I think that you have Lethal White Syndrome. Actually, maybe it's Limp Wrist Syndrome. On the other wrist, it could be Lendenwirbelsäulensyndrom. Wow isn't Google great.

Why didn't you just ask your doctor, and get him to write down the meaning of the acronym for you to check later in English?

Jesus! What about the one you were just at?

Considering the google results provided by the lovely Spider Pig, the one she was at just seems to be waffling.

You have lower back pain, like a lot of people.

Thanks and no thanks for your help. I was at the doctors and I told him I already had sciatic problems, but he wrote on my prescription for the physiotherapist "LWS Syndrom".

Most probably means Sciatica auf Deutsch.

Shame my boyfriend's sister isn't at home. She's a doctor.

I gave you the German meaning and yet that still isn't good enough for you. Jeeves even translated it into English for you. Nope, still not happy. Why do we even bother?

Thats what they normally put on the physio prescription for general lower back pain.

Sciatica (sic) is summat else.

Edit: the physio will probably tell you something else anyway. It might be worth going through the main bones / joints in the area in Krout before physio so you have an idea what is going on.

Don't be surprised if you also hear that you also have a problem with your Kreuzbein-Darmbein-Gelenk

It is a favourite catch all phrase that also says pretty much nothing with physios.

Luckily, my boyfriend's sister was able to explain things. She's in her millionth year of becoming a doctor.

Thanks for your help.

Awww, c'mon Squirrely! We share our combined knowledge with you and do our best to help you understand doctor-speak and now you won't tell us what LWS really is?
You're no fun any more!

LWS and oops I cant spell it ischius (sounds like that) sciatica are totally unrelated. Why didnt you tell the doctor you have sc

edit why bother I found out its not that hard

I told the Doctor that I had Sciatica (geklemmpte nerv) and that I took only a week to recover. I'm sure he understood what I meant, seeing as I couldn't find a direct translation of Sciatica.

But yeah, LWS has something to do with the inflammation of the lumber area of the spine. Great, I'm only 22! Plus he said that I might have problems with my hips, so I have to see an orthopedist about them.

Enough of moaning.

You might want to get the ADD checked as well. Ask your boyfriend's sister to splain it to you.

Attention Deficit Disorder?

SK, I think that point that a number of posters have been politely trying to make is that whether intentional or not the tone of your posts has been such that you appear to have pretty much disregarded the responses you received here whilst prattling on about your boyfriend's sister. Yesterday as soon as you'd asked your question, Jeeves told you what it meant. Even your modified thread subtitle "I think I've resolved this myself" comes across badly.

Sounds like he just may not be too sure of what you may have going on with your back. What kind of diagnostic evaluation did he do? Did he tell you the cause of your condition, for instance too much running, lifting heavy objects, or is it a sport related injury? What was his recommended therapy?

Regarding you being only 22, your age doesn't have anything to do with your condition. Sciatica and lumbar spine issues can happen at any age during adulthood.

What? I have read and understood what people said. I'm not being rude. I changed the title after the phone call with my boyfriend's sister... I was not disregarding and disrespecting peoples help. Infact I appreciate it majorly as having a problem with my back, is to me rather serious. I'm just trying to evaluate all the answers I've got on here. Some people were not helpful... so I think you can understand why I might have a tone of rudeness in my posts.

Oh, and I wrote "I think I resolved this myself" because I thought people might stop replying.


He felt up and down my spine and moved my legs around like 2 gear sticks. He asked whether I had done anything strenuous to make it this way, to which I answered no. His recommended therapy is physiotherapy and consulting an orthopedist about my hips as they seem to be popping out and cracking alot.

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Thanks for your help.

Next time, hit the Report button and ask the mods to close the topic for you. Just to eliminate any misunderstandings.