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Have Back Pain. Feels Like Muscle Pain. Cure?

I have lower back pain, it has been aching a while and thought it was my matress but since Monday it has really started to aceh all the time. I do go to the gym so not sure if its muscle pain or something else. It feels like I constantly have to stretch it over to pull it but doesn;t quite feel like in my muscles and seems to now also be going round the sides a little bit
Wed, 7 Aug 2013
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General & Family Physician,  's  Response
Hi and thanks for the query,
It might be necessary to precise for how long you have been having this pain and if there is an identifiable trigger of the pain. A clinical evaluation might be necessary. An R ray of the lower spine and a spinal CT scan might be useful. These shall depend on the clinical appreciation of your doctor. It might be necessary to precise if the cramps you experience always correspond to the pain or not. Any changes in the sensitivity or at times weakness in the lower limbs.
Doing serum electrolyte tests to exclude any electrolyte abnormality like Low Calcium and Magnesium levels should be done and identified. Levels of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D could also be useful.
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C reactive protein tests to measure the degree of inflammation could be useful to ascertain a detailed insight.
I suggest you consult your physician for a proper clinical evaluation and paraclinical testing.
Best regards,
Luchuo, MD.
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement,  Dr. Saurabh Gupta's  Response
Hello,
Thanks for writing to us.
The pains that you have described are likely to be due to a muscular pain most likely caused by a wrong body posture. Taking mild pain killers and muscle relaxants will bring a short term relief. Regular exercise will be helpful.
You can start with swimming and mild aerobic exercises. These do help a lot in the back pain. Do adequate warming up before starting the exercises daily.
Taking calcium and vitamin D 3 supplements will also help in early recovery. You can get these prescribed from your orthopedician.
Hope this helps you.
Regards.
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Have Back Pain. Feels Like Muscle Pain. Cure?

Hi and thanks for the query, It might be necessary to precise for how long you have been having this pain and if there is an identifiable trigger of the pain. A clinical evaluation might be necessary. An R ray of the lower spine and a spinal CT scan might be useful. These shall depend on the clinical appreciation of your doctor. It might be necessary to precise if the cramps you experience always correspond to the pain or not. Any changes in the sensitivity or at times weakness in the lower limbs. Doing serum electrolyte tests to exclude any electrolyte abnormality like Low Calcium and Magnesium levels should be done and identified. Levels of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D could also be useful. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C reactive protein tests to measure the degree of inflammation could be useful to ascertain a detailed insight. I suggest you consult your physician for a proper clinical evaluation and paraclinical testing. Best regards, Luchuo, MD.