Hi,
Your daughter really had a very bad fall which is ought to give her a bad injury on her back. The answers are as following:
1) Yes there are chances of having a pinched
nerve. A pinched nerve means the nerve fibers that exits from the
vertebral Gorman is trapped by a disc bulge (most of the cases) or a broken bony fragment.
2) The duration of healing will depend on the severity of entrapment and at what levels has it taken place.
3) The body gives a protective mechanism by developing a muscle spasm to prevent further damage, so not to worry about
muscle pain also a
bone injury can be only confirmed on x-ray or MRI.
4) Yes it will be good if she continues taking Ice and hot packs both as it will provide some relief from the pain and stiffness
5) No I would not suggest taking
Ibuprofen for a longer duration as it will not help in treating the basic injury that she is having.
Moreover I would like to suggest to visit an Orthopaedic for a detailed examination. For proper healing she needs to take rest, avoid activities as much as possible and take the medicines regularly as prescribed by her Orthopaedic based on detailed examination.
Hope this helps you to some extent and release your daughter of some
stress that she is having due to this injury. Please convince her to go to a doctor and stop taking any
home remedies as this will only worsen her condition. Again worrying will only lead to delayed healing.
Hoping her to get well soon. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Jenis Bhalavat