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Is Severe Pain In Back After A Fall Concerning?

I hurt my back by falling a month ago. Went 3 times to a chiropractor. Then to GP & drank Arcoxia for 8 days. The pain is still there & I have diarrhea in the mornings. Should I go back to my GP or wait and see if the pain subsides. It is worst when I sit.
Mon, 16 Feb 2015
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Hi,
It is mostly due to a pinched nerve that you had after the fall. The best way to treat it now would be with first line over-the-counter pain medications like Tylenol 3 times a day. You can also go to a physical therapist. That would be more beneficial than chiropractor. For the pain to go away temporarily you can discuss about interferential therapy with him. If the pain is still severe, better to discuss it with your physician and get started on Ultram tablets. If it hasn't subsided after two months too, consult a Spinal surgeon and get a MRI done of your lower back which would help to find the exact cause and level of pinched nerve.
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Is Severe Pain In Back After A Fall Concerning?

Hi, It is mostly due to a pinched nerve that you had after the fall. The best way to treat it now would be with first line over-the-counter pain medications like Tylenol 3 times a day. You can also go to a physical therapist. That would be more beneficial than chiropractor. For the pain to go away temporarily you can discuss about interferential therapy with him. If the pain is still severe, better to discuss it with your physician and get started on Ultram tablets. If it hasn t subsided after two months too, consult a Spinal surgeon and get a MRI done of your lower back which would help to find the exact cause and level of pinched nerve.