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Having Sharp Pain In Lower Back After Hitting To Thick Wooden Frame. Pain Is Radiating. What To Do?
Question: Welll this is differant; i'm pleased. I fell over last Thursday 9/05/13. On the way down I hit my right side square in the middle on a small sleeper bed/sofa ..with a "solid thick wooden frame" The pain I am experianceing right now is sharpe (scale of 1 to 10...about an 8.5) When I take a deep breath or bend over to pick something up...wowser it hurts. Even while sittingf if I strain one way or the other..ouch! The really BAD problem occures when standing up or sitting back down, this produces a GREAT DEAL PAIN & raidiates into my right side lower back...not in the middle,just the right side. The accident occured later at night I tired & clumse.I am 64 years "young", 6'1" x 255lbs.I live in ellevue, Wa. There are plenty of very good hospitals & doc's close bye.Thank you for your time & cooperation, XXXXXXX Guttu (gut-two) My wife's home business email is YYYY@YYYY
Brief Answer:
Rule out rib fracture
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for your concerns. By the mechanism of trauma, it is likely that you either injured soft tissues of the intercostal space (bruised intercostal muscles, intercostal nerve irritation) versus a bone injury such as a rib fracture; clinically, there quite difficult to differentiate unless someone lays "hands" on you (physical examination of the rib cage looking for deformity) and probably get a plain x-ray of the chest. Ice and antiinflammatories are used in both conditions, but if there is a rib fracture a "brace" or compression bandage may help to prevent shallow breathing and splinting.
Yours truly,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
Rule out rib fracture
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for your concerns. By the mechanism of trauma, it is likely that you either injured soft tissues of the intercostal space (bruised intercostal muscles, intercostal nerve irritation) versus a bone injury such as a rib fracture; clinically, there quite difficult to differentiate unless someone lays "hands" on you (physical examination of the rib cage looking for deformity) and probably get a plain x-ray of the chest. Ice and antiinflammatories are used in both conditions, but if there is a rib fracture a "brace" or compression bandage may help to prevent shallow breathing and splinting.
Yours truly,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Dr XXXXXXX Brenes-Salazar: I received your responce today and I am once again pleased. I would like to applogize to you and any staffer which may have worked on my sistuation....I used two (2) differant computers one that sent the message ect. & then my wife's computer for email,"oops"...getting OLD is NOT easy. I am in the process of icing down the area of concern and after a few attempts with the ice may try some low heat. Thank you again for your time & cooperation.
Regards, XXXXX
P.S. in the future please use YYYY@YYYY
Regards, XXXXX
P.S. in the future please use YYYY@YYYY
Brief Answer:
Glad to help
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for your kind consideration. I wish you a speedy recovery.
Blessings,
Dr B
Glad to help
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for your kind consideration. I wish you a speedy recovery.
Blessings,
Dr B
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
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