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Suggest Treatment For Back And Shoulder Blade Pain After Fall

hello, I fell down the stairs on Saturday and I am still in a lot of pain. I have a large bruise on my right check and have a constant pain on the right hand side of my back and also my shoulder blade the back and shoulder blade only have a slight bruise. When I try and get up or bend down it seems to go in spasm/shooting pain for a few seconds. I have been taking ibuprofen which has helped a bit, have been trying a heated bean bag today which I thought was helping but now think it is making it worse. Could I have hurt an organ in my back? Should I go and get it checked out?
Mon, 23 May 2016
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hi

thank-you for providing the brief history of you.

A Thorough clinical neuromuscular exmaination is advised followed by an MRI of the cervical spine.

As the symptoms insist more on the nerve impingement in the cervical spine and the symptoms like pain in shoudler blade, arms, forearm and hand.

Treatment of choice will be a drug therapy to reduce the pain and also physical therapy to improve the functional abilities.

due to falls certain times we can expect small trauma to the cervical spine as though your explanation about the fall also mentions same.

For bruise on the cheek applying ointment for healing should make a help.

In my clinical post fall most patients are advised for a thorough clinical examination and an MRI if needed.

Physical therapy in combination with drug therapy has been helpful to majority of them.

Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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Suggest Treatment For Back And Shoulder Blade Pain After Fall

hi thank-you for providing the brief history of you. A Thorough clinical neuromuscular exmaination is advised followed by an MRI of the cervical spine. As the symptoms insist more on the nerve impingement in the cervical spine and the symptoms like pain in shoudler blade, arms, forearm and hand. Treatment of choice will be a drug therapy to reduce the pain and also physical therapy to improve the functional abilities. due to falls certain times we can expect small trauma to the cervical spine as though your explanation about the fall also mentions same. For bruise on the cheek applying ointment for healing should make a help. In my clinical post fall most patients are advised for a thorough clinical examination and an MRI if needed. Physical therapy in combination with drug therapy has been helpful to majority of them. Regards Jay Indravadan Patel