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Suggest Treatment For Severe Back Pain Post An Accident
Question: Hi
I have a pain about where I think my kidney is - how can I tell if it is muscle or kidney. I had a car accident 2 years ago and have pain that moves around in my back.
I have a pain about where I think my kidney is - how can I tell if it is muscle or kidney. I had a car accident 2 years ago and have pain that moves around in my back.
Brief Answer:
Further tests need to be done...
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking Healthcaremagic.
I am Dr.Endri Katro and I will be answering at your questions.
It is really hard to tell if the pain that you are experiencing is due to a kidney stone or to muscles (from the accident) without doing some tests.
Pain from a kidney stone is a strong one and it gets stronger for a couple of hours and than the pain tends to go away. This kind of pain is the same in all the positions of our body.
Pain from the muscles,rarely is a strong one.Usually when the patients lye down,the pain tends to vanish.
If I was your caring doctor I would recommend to do an ultrasound of your urinary tract (to check for stones) and an urine test (for urinary tract infection)
If these test are negative for infection and stone than you need to do an xray of your back or probably an MRI (the best choive for problems with muscles or our back)
For the pain you can use ibuprofen 400 mg twice per day.
If you have any other question,don't hesitate to contact me.
Dr.Endri Katro
Further tests need to be done...
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking Healthcaremagic.
I am Dr.Endri Katro and I will be answering at your questions.
It is really hard to tell if the pain that you are experiencing is due to a kidney stone or to muscles (from the accident) without doing some tests.
Pain from a kidney stone is a strong one and it gets stronger for a couple of hours and than the pain tends to go away. This kind of pain is the same in all the positions of our body.
Pain from the muscles,rarely is a strong one.Usually when the patients lye down,the pain tends to vanish.
If I was your caring doctor I would recommend to do an ultrasound of your urinary tract (to check for stones) and an urine test (for urinary tract infection)
If these test are negative for infection and stone than you need to do an xray of your back or probably an MRI (the best choive for problems with muscles or our back)
For the pain you can use ibuprofen 400 mg twice per day.
If you have any other question,don't hesitate to contact me.
Dr.Endri Katro
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
Hi
I only have pain in certain positions or when moving twisting etc
I only have pain in certain positions or when moving twisting etc
Brief Answer:
Probably there is nothing wrong with your kidney....
Detailed Answer:
Hello back.
Since you feel pain in certain positions,or moving, etc than probably there is nothing wrong with your kidney.
You need to do an x-ray of your lumbar column (the vertebra in your back) where in the location of your pain.
If the x-ray is negative for any kind of problems than i recommend to do a MRI of your back (lumbar portion of your column). With this kind of exam we will be able to find even the smallest tearing in your muscles and it will show us if there is any kind of problem from the accident.
Depending from the results,you might need to consult a neurosurgeon (if there is any problem with you vertebral column) or even a rheumatologist if the problem is in the muscles of your back-spine.
Wish you good health.
Regards.
Dr.Endri Katro
Probably there is nothing wrong with your kidney....
Detailed Answer:
Hello back.
Since you feel pain in certain positions,or moving, etc than probably there is nothing wrong with your kidney.
You need to do an x-ray of your lumbar column (the vertebra in your back) where in the location of your pain.
If the x-ray is negative for any kind of problems than i recommend to do a MRI of your back (lumbar portion of your column). With this kind of exam we will be able to find even the smallest tearing in your muscles and it will show us if there is any kind of problem from the accident.
Depending from the results,you might need to consult a neurosurgeon (if there is any problem with you vertebral column) or even a rheumatologist if the problem is in the muscles of your back-spine.
Wish you good health.
Regards.
Dr.Endri Katro
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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