L5 pinched nerve

[reuben.ahmed]

I've been having burning feet the past 3-4 months, especially when I lay down, so I saw a neurologist who referred me to get an EMG. If you've never gotten an EMG, be glad.

Anyway, the EMG neurologist said she sees an old pinched nerve in the L5 and she thinks that's causing my burning feet. Because it's "structural", she said it won't get better and I can only do things to make sure it doesn't get worse (I have to see a Physical Therapist).

The first neurologist hasn't seen the results yet but he thought it wouldn't have been a pinched nerve because I'm having nerve/burning problems in both feet.

Has anyone had a similar problem to this? I think pinched nerves can heal on their own, but this one seems different (structural) and looks like I can't get surgery or anything to fix.

I've been jogging every few days to try and lose weight, thinking it might help my back or something. I've lost about 20 lbs in 2-3 months, but seems to not have made it any better or worse. I feel better overall, but that's about it lol.

From what I read a pinched nerve shouldn't be affecting both feet the same like this, and she said it's an old pinched nerve - but this problem has been happening for a few months.