Suggest Treatment For Acute Back Pain

Posted on Mon, 16 Mar 2015

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Question : hi doctor my name is XXXXXXX am work as a stocker and I have to lift a lot of boxes. I had a terrible back pain on Friday to the point where I had to go to see a doctor and he gave me medicine the pain goes only when I have my medicine but when I don't have it my back feels like is going to break of the pain the I have is really bad the doctor said that I might dislocated a disc in my back but he didn't send me for rax -y what can I do. am in a lot of pain when I don't drinks those pill and I have to go back to work. I also wanted to tell I don't pee a lot my hands are swollen my face is swollen and my feet are swollen what can be wrong I pee once a day.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You might be having acute disc prolapse

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case. Most probably you are having acute disc prolapse. Disc are shock absorbing structure in the spine between bones. Due to sudden bending they may herniate causing nerve compression.
I would recommend you to follow these steps.
1.Bed rest for seven to ten days.
2.Avoid forward bending and weight lifting.
3.Hot water fomentation at back and volitran ointment local application.
4.X ray or MRI is needed if pain is still very severe.
5.Tablet Myospaz or Myoril for muscle relaxation after discussing with your doctor.
Acute disc ruptures heel well with in two to three weeks. So there is no need to be worried about. I hope this answer will be useful for you.Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar