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Why Is The Pain In The Back Spreading To Different Areas?
Hi, I was football training 7 weeks ago and my lower back started to ache but nothing to serious to make me stop training. it wasn t a sharp pain either or a contact injury. the next day I woke up i could barely move, the bottom of my back killed. after a few days of rest and ice/heat the pain got a bit better over time but now the pain keeps moving around my back. I get pain down the right side of my back as well as at the top between my shoulder blades. this has been going on now for 7 weeks and im worried. I can bend and touch my toes and bend to the sides without any pain but I have a constant uncomfortableness all the time in my back. I tried to run a week ago and my back started hurting again at the bottom. ive been told back pain goes within 4-6 weeks and now its been longer than that and it still hurts. There are 3 questions id like to know. what do you reckon ive done? why is the pain moving different places around my back when it started off at the bottom? how long until it heels? Thanks
Fri, 24 Jan 2014
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
* It seems that you had a muscle pull while bending.Take proper rest. Hot fomentation and application of pain relieving gel will give you some relief in pain.
You can take pain killer like Ibuprofen one tablet twice a day after meals with antacid Omeprazole 20 mg along with muscle relaxant like chloraxazone. This will relax the sprained muscles.
If the pain persists, get yourself examinned by your doctor.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Thanks for your query.
* It seems that you had a muscle pull while bending.Take proper rest. Hot fomentation and application of pain relieving gel will give you some relief in pain.
You can take pain killer like Ibuprofen one tablet twice a day after meals with antacid Omeprazole 20 mg along with muscle relaxant like chloraxazone. This will relax the sprained muscles.
If the pain persists, get yourself examinned by your doctor.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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