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Should I Be Concerned For The Popping Sound In The Lower Back And Neck?

I lifted 2 bags of 40 lb H2O softener salt by their handle (one in each hand); I immediately felt and heard a popping sound in my low back (1st the left, then the right). Moments later, felt and heard popping in my neck. No pain, just tightness in those areas. I am 57 yrs female.
Fri, 20 Jan 2017
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Hi,

In my opinion i don't think you should worry unless pain persists or increases I think it is just a kind of muscular spasm due to overusing or overstretching your muscle origins. It is revealed by cold compresses for the first 48 hrs with physiotherapy and massages with topical gels containing muscle relaxants and NSAIDs, painkiller like advil, bed rest and relax and avoid overusing these muscles again will be effective otherwise I sugget MRI and CT on cervical vertebrea to exclude minor fissures or nerve compression due to neurovascular herniation.

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Regards,
Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan
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Should I Be Concerned For The Popping Sound In The Lower Back And Neck?

Hi, In my opinion i don t think you should worry unless pain persists or increases I think it is just a kind of muscular spasm due to overusing or overstretching your muscle origins. It is revealed by cold compresses for the first 48 hrs with physiotherapy and massages with topical gels containing muscle relaxants and NSAIDs, painkiller like advil, bed rest and relax and avoid overusing these muscles again will be effective otherwise I sugget MRI and CT on cervical vertebrea to exclude minor fissures or nerve compression due to neurovascular herniation. Please consider some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Hope the above information helps you. Any further clarifications feel free to ask. Regards, Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan