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Suggest Treatment For Back Pain

Posted on Thu, 7 Aug 2014

Question: Since a week, I am facing lot of back-ache. What remedy I should try? Should I get it checked with Ortho specialist?

Answered by Dr. Dr.Ashwin Bhandari (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Require more details

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for the query.

I would like to know few more details which is going to help me in advising you better:
1. Your occupation or type of job?
2. Do you travel frequently on two wheeler or four wheeler?
3. Location of the pain? upper or lower back?
4. Are you taking any medications?
5. Are you following any physical exercises?
6. Aggravating and relieving factors?
7. Any other symptoms along with back pain?

Please revert me back with the details.

Thank you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr.Ashwin Bhandari (11 minutes later)

1. Your occupation or type of job?
IT-SW developement
2. Do you travel frequently on two wheeler or four wheeler?
I usually travels 8 kms on two wheeler a day. But On the previous day when it started paining, I had driven my car for 60-70 kms and that too mainly in the city areas.
3. Location of the pain? upper or lower back?
Its in the middle area and slightly right side of spinal area. Moreover its seems to me a mascular pain.
4. Are you taking any medications?
Jst had one dose of Den-P.
5. Are you following any physical exercises?
I usually do some streching execercise but had not done since 5 days before of my pain.
6. Aggravating and relieving factors?
Eevrymorning afer a sound night-sleep, I dnt feel much pain. But gradually during the day, It starts aggravating.
7. Any other symptoms along with back pain?
No.

Answered by Dr. Dr.Ashwin Bhandari (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Muscular pain

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for the details.

From the details provided by you, it looks like a muscular catch. It could be due to undue stretch.

You can take Hifenac - MR once a night just before going to bed. Hope you are not allergic to any drugs. Its a muscle relaxant which reduce the muscular pull.

Other than this you can apply volini gel over the area with hot fomentation to relax your muscle. It should be fine within a day or two.

Follow proper posture while working along with few stretching exercises which can be followed during work, which can be searched on internet.

Hope this answers your query. If any further questions, will be happy to help you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj