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Is Ibuprofen Sufficient To Help Treat Possible Spinal Injury?
My daughter is in the armed forces. Whilst on army exercise she was pushed off a 20ft wall and landed on her back. She had on her full kit bag on her back and her water bottle pressed into her spine. She couldn t het up for a while but when she did she tried to continue with the course. After a while the pain became unbearable. She removed herself and waited for her husband to collect her. She describes the pain as 9/10 but the army has advised her to take ibuprofen and to visit th army dr tomorrow Should she visit the emergency room tonight?
Wed, 13 Aug 2014
for the time being it is recommended that she rests in bed and avoid all movements and take the prescribed dose of ibuprofen.The specialist may ask for xray when you see him. Nothing more is possible in ER so do not rush
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