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What Causes Severe Back Ache?
i am 39 5'11'' and 222lbs and my back randomly started hurting on friday and i thought that it was a kidney stone and today i think it cracked because i heard a noise and fe,t the pain and i can barely walk now or even move what could that be? i also had knee surgery when i was 4 and had 3 kids but nothing else
Thu, 12 Feb 2015
Hi,
Your pain is most probably due to a pinched nerve. But the cause of the nerve compression needs to be evaluated by doing a MRI scan of your lower back. If it is extremely painful to even move you need to discuss it with your spine specialist as it could be a vertebral compression fracture. This can be easily treated when under the care of good surgeon. So I urge you to see a spine surgeon and get it looked after.
Your pain is most probably due to a pinched nerve. But the cause of the nerve compression needs to be evaluated by doing a MRI scan of your lower back. If it is extremely painful to even move you need to discuss it with your spine specialist as it could be a vertebral compression fracture. This can be easily treated when under the care of good surgeon. So I urge you to see a spine surgeon and get it looked after.
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