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Pain In Obliques, On Sitting, Muscle Spasms, Tightness, Moving To Base Of Spine. Treatment?
I have a pain in my oblique area, on left side. Physical activity is ok(played basketball yesterday--no pain), but sitting is a killer. Feels tight, and sometimes spasms. Pain starts on left side and goes around to base of spine . I did tweak my back about 10 days ago, seemed to be healed in about 5-6 days, now the pain is back. Any ideas? Thank you!
Thu, 6 Sep 2012
Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
The pain you have described seems to be due to a muscle spasm. Doing a hot fomentation and taking oral muscle relaxants will help in reducing the pain. Do avoid the painful activities. You can apply a local analgesic gel too on the affected area.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
The pain you have described seems to be due to a muscle spasm. Doing a hot fomentation and taking oral muscle relaxants will help in reducing the pain. Do avoid the painful activities. You can apply a local analgesic gel too on the affected area.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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