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Suggest Treatment For Pain In Lower Back While Bending And Sitting Post Injury
My son fell skiing - high jump, came down in a sitting position on ice. He continued skiing but now has a baseball size swelling on the lower back above his buttock. No numbness in the legs or anything, just painful bending, sitting etc. - Should I just continue to ice it and give him ibuprofen and see how he is over night?
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
NO, this is suggestive of a injury with a collection of blood, needs urgent attention. Good that he has no muscle weakness and can move his legs. However, this swelling, needs attention. It will need a ultrasound examonation to confirm the injury anad then the blood would be drained out, via a small cut. No sutures will be used.
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