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Severe Back Pain, Not Able To Help Myself. Suggestion?
Good morning Doctor, My name is Mrs. Irma Zarkin and I'm 75 1/2 years old. Sunday morning I could not get up from bed, could not even turn with a very keen back pain in the right side of my back. I took a hot shower, put on an icy/hot patches and could go.....but the pain is not getting better at the poin that I can not clean up myself after going to the bathroom. Maybe it's "Lumbago"" and I'm afraid, since I'm a widow and live alone...are there alternatives to a treatment? And what doctor should I look up at my Kaiser insurnace? Thanks. Sorry for the long time to type this. Mrs. Zarkin
Wed, 24 Jul 2013
Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
From description your back pain seems to be due to muscle spasm.Stretching exercises of back, applying muscle relaxant gel and doing hot fomatation will be helpful to relieve the spasm. You can take antiinflammatory drug like ibuprofen to relieve pain and inflammation.
Hope this will helps you. Feel free to ask me if you have any further queries.
Wish you good health. Take care.
Regards.
Dr Saurabh Gupta.
Orthopaedic Surgeon.
Thanks for posting your query.
From description your back pain seems to be due to muscle spasm.Stretching exercises of back, applying muscle relaxant gel and doing hot fomatation will be helpful to relieve the spasm. You can take antiinflammatory drug like ibuprofen to relieve pain and inflammation.
Hope this will helps you. Feel free to ask me if you have any further queries.
Wish you good health. Take care.
Regards.
Dr Saurabh Gupta.
Orthopaedic Surgeon.
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Hello,
The sudden onset of the pain indicates that it is a musculoskeletal pain.
It may be due to muscle spasms or slip disc.
You need
1. Rest
2. Physiotherapy.
3. Analgesic for pain.
4. X ray of the area
Consult an Orthopedician.
The sudden onset of the pain indicates that it is a musculoskeletal pain.
It may be due to muscle spasms or slip disc.
You need
1. Rest
2. Physiotherapy.
3. Analgesic for pain.
4. X ray of the area
Consult an Orthopedician.
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