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Back Pain, Negative CT Scan, Taking Lorazepam. Sitting For Long Periods In Front Of Computer. Worried

Posted on Sun, 15 Jul 2012

Question: Hello, I seem to have this pain / ache in my back . It is located on the left side in between my buttoks and rib cage . ( lower part of lung maybe ) however, I had a cat scan 3 yes ago and it was neg. the ache/ pain come and goes. I have it know for 2 days and i need to either be walking or streching in order for me not to feel it. when i sit at my desk in front of my computer , I have to sit stright up and strech. i take lorzapan .5 mg and when I take one at night it seems to relax me and I can not feel it as much , or when i take a very very hot shower and let the hot water run on it , it make it feel better for awhile. the last time i had this was about 4 weeks ago , but i have been dealing with this for quite some time before i even had a cat scan. I am starting to get very worried here. thanks

Answered by Dr. Sathyadharan Panneer (42 minutes later)

Hai,

Thanks for writing in,

Seems you have developed myofascial knot after unrelieved localised muscle spasm. Stretching exercises along with hot fomentation / USG at the site might be helpful. If you have already tried them the next better drugs would be Muscle relaxants / Pregabalin can be useful. Sometimes both of them can be tried. Discuss with your doctor these options.

For unresolved cases with all the above options dry needling has been found useful. A competent Orthopedic Surgeon should be able to do it perfectly well.

Hope this give you any idea how to go about, please get back if you still need my assistance.

Regards.

Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar