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Suggest Treatment For Arthritis In Lower Back And Pain In Middle Of Back

back pain
I have arthritis in my lower back but about a week ago I started having pains on the left side of the middle of my back and no pain relievers help. The pain shoots down the left side of my back and the pain only shoots when I stretch my arms or take a deep breath
Wed, 28 May 2014
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Hi, This pain is unlikely to be of neurological origin (spinal cord ). Since the pain shoots when u move your arm , it is most probably muscular in origin (myalgia) which may be due to paraspinal spasm ( happens due to muscle strain ). We usually use the term spondylitis ( and not arthritis )when it is related to spine.

In spondylitis, the pain that u r experiencing now is most probably due to the secondary paraspinal spasms which is associated with it.
Pain wil subside with low back exercise + dicloran gel application + hot water fomentation+ muscle relaxants ( T.hifenac MR 1-0-1 for 1 week ).
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Suggest Treatment For Arthritis In Lower Back And Pain In Middle Of Back

Hi, This pain is unlikely to be of neurological origin (spinal cord ). Since the pain shoots when u move your arm , it is most probably muscular in origin (myalgia) which may be due to paraspinal spasm ( happens due to muscle strain ). We usually use the term spondylitis ( and not arthritis )when it is related to spine. In spondylitis, the pain that u r experiencing now is most probably due to the secondary paraspinal spasms which is associated with it. Pain wil subside with low back exercise + dicloran gel application + hot water fomentation+ muscle relaxants ( T.hifenac MR 1-0-1 for 1 week ).