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What Causes Severe Back Pain While Sitting?
Question: my back has been hurting alot. when I sit it will start to hurt sometimes faster than others. whether I am standing sitting and sometimes lying down. the lower back will hurt but most of the pain is located in my upper back between my shoulder blades. I have tried a massage chair, a tens unit and some stretching. the stretching helps temporarily but doesn't make it go away. why is it doing this and how could I fix it?
Brief Answer:
It is mechanical back pain
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think you are suffering from mechanical back pain. In this patient has pain in back on prolong sitting or standing. But before I advised you any thing I would like to know little detail of the illness.
1. Do you have difficulty in forward bending or weight lifting?
2. Do you sit for long time or travel a lot?
3.Do you have pain in leg also or only in back?
please send me answers of these questions. I will try my best to help you. thanks
It is mechanical back pain
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think you are suffering from mechanical back pain. In this patient has pain in back on prolong sitting or standing. But before I advised you any thing I would like to know little detail of the illness.
1. Do you have difficulty in forward bending or weight lifting?
2. Do you sit for long time or travel a lot?
3.Do you have pain in leg also or only in back?
please send me answers of these questions. I will try my best to help you. thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
lifting and bending is usually fine. sometimes I sit a while working in homework. putting a pillow to support my lower back usually helps with the pain
Brief Answer:
Physiotherapy will be helpful to you
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Back pain in young girls is mostly due to weak muscles. Some time wrong posture also causes such pain. I would suggest you following.
1.You need to back muscle strengthening exercises at least for 6 moths to improve your muscle strength. Avoid forward bending or weight lifting.
2.Tablet Myospaz or Myoril can be taken in initial days as physiotherapy can increase your back pain.
3.Hot water fomentation and volition gel local application can be done.
4.Get MRI of the spine to see if there is disc herniation or nerve compression is there. Injection of steroid can be given if there is such pathology.
I hope this answer will be useful for you.Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks
Physiotherapy will be helpful to you
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Back pain in young girls is mostly due to weak muscles. Some time wrong posture also causes such pain. I would suggest you following.
1.You need to back muscle strengthening exercises at least for 6 moths to improve your muscle strength. Avoid forward bending or weight lifting.
2.Tablet Myospaz or Myoril can be taken in initial days as physiotherapy can increase your back pain.
3.Hot water fomentation and volition gel local application can be done.
4.Get MRI of the spine to see if there is disc herniation or nerve compression is there. Injection of steroid can be given if there is such pathology.
I hope this answer will be useful for you.Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Answered by
Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement
Practicing since :2002
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