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Suggest Treatment For Mid To Upper Back Pain
Question: Middle to upper back pain - both sides, not in the spinal, but left and right. Pain is noticeable when pressure is put on mid-back area - again both sides. Have had abdominal ultrasound, chest and abdominal PET scan,
endiscopic exam. All normal. All blood tests (three in last 2 months) normal. Have consulted internist and gastrointerologist. Tylenol (2) does not alleviate pain. Not excruciating pain, but very bothersome when sitting in a soft-backed chair. No pain when standing up, walking or stretching out in a chair, with pressure points on shoulders and pelvic area. Do you think kidney disease??
endiscopic exam. All normal. All blood tests (three in last 2 months) normal. Have consulted internist and gastrointerologist. Tylenol (2) does not alleviate pain. Not excruciating pain, but very bothersome when sitting in a soft-backed chair. No pain when standing up, walking or stretching out in a chair, with pressure points on shoulders and pelvic area. Do you think kidney disease??
Brief Answer:
MUSCULAR PAIN, See for vitamin defeciency.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
I'm Dr. Sudhir Kumar,
After going through your query I concluded that you may be having muscular pain. Hot fomentation and anti inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen will be helpful .You can get your vitamin D3 and vitamin B12 level get done. If these are low then there supplementation will be required. Back exercises may be started after few days of anti inflammatory treatment to strengthening back muscles. Anxiety add to muscular pain so anxiolytic such as alprazolam may be of benefit. You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it. It does not seems to me due to kidney disease,but CT scan of both kidney and kidney function test (serum creatinine, Blood urea etc ) can be done to exclude it.
Hope I have answered your query.
If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
Wishing you good health.
Take care.
MUSCULAR PAIN, See for vitamin defeciency.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
I'm Dr. Sudhir Kumar,
After going through your query I concluded that you may be having muscular pain. Hot fomentation and anti inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen will be helpful .You can get your vitamin D3 and vitamin B12 level get done. If these are low then there supplementation will be required. Back exercises may be started after few days of anti inflammatory treatment to strengthening back muscles. Anxiety add to muscular pain so anxiolytic such as alprazolam may be of benefit. You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it. It does not seems to me due to kidney disease,but CT scan of both kidney and kidney function test (serum creatinine, Blood urea etc ) can be done to exclude it.
Hope I have answered your query.
If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
Wishing you good health.
Take care.
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