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Suggest Treatment For Lower Back Pain
I have been having lower back pain on the right side near my . It has caused my hip to raise up higher and my posture is not normal. I have pain when I get up from sitting and then walking. The pain is sharp and it causes me to feel like I am going to fall. I feel it on the tailbone of my spine.
Mon, 19 Jun 2017
Hello,
The mechanism of injury that you are telling suggests that you may have a fracture of coccygeus which is the end of the tailbone that gives you pain while sitting and you may change your posture by sitting on the side or leaning sideways which will give pain in the lower back. I have a question. Have you had pain while defecation or blood in stool after this fall?
Fracture of tailbone might damage the rectum part of the bowel and give you difficulty in defecation and bleeding. Normally, a finger examination of the rectum by the doctor might be necessary to rule out this. Also an x-ray of the lower spine will show a fracture or dislocation of the tailbone. The general prognosis is good.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Valbona Selmani
The mechanism of injury that you are telling suggests that you may have a fracture of coccygeus which is the end of the tailbone that gives you pain while sitting and you may change your posture by sitting on the side or leaning sideways which will give pain in the lower back. I have a question. Have you had pain while defecation or blood in stool after this fall?
Fracture of tailbone might damage the rectum part of the bowel and give you difficulty in defecation and bleeding. Normally, a finger examination of the rectum by the doctor might be necessary to rule out this. Also an x-ray of the lower spine will show a fracture or dislocation of the tailbone. The general prognosis is good.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Valbona Selmani
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