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Lower Back Pain, Used Ice Pack, Skin Peeling. One Vertebrate Semi Attached To Spine With Some Slippage
I have extreme lower back pain. It happened in an instant as I bent over to put my slacks on. This was 12 days ago. I used an ice pack for the pain initially. Now the skin at the base of my spine is peeling. Did I burn my skin? I believe I have a slipped disc. I have one vertebrae that is semi-attached to my spine and so there is some slippage.
Tue, 29 Oct 2013
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You might be having a spasm of muscles in your lumbar spine. This happens due to sudden movements like bending forwards. Your skin changes might have happened due to pacing ice pack for a longer while. You must apply ointments with muscle relaxants and pain killer combination to get relief.
take little rest for 3 days and avoid strenuous physical activity. Also avoid lifting weights.
Get well soon.
Dr. Indu Bhushan
Thanks for writing in.
You might be having a spasm of muscles in your lumbar spine. This happens due to sudden movements like bending forwards. Your skin changes might have happened due to pacing ice pack for a longer while. You must apply ointments with muscle relaxants and pain killer combination to get relief.
take little rest for 3 days and avoid strenuous physical activity. Also avoid lifting weights.
Get well soon.
Dr. Indu Bhushan
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