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What Causes Lower Back Pain Along With Pain In Ribs?

I have lower back pain and go to therapy 3 times a week. Had a MRI and waiting for results. My question is that my ribs are starting to hurt in the front and my tummy hurts also. Sometimes I ever run a low grade temp. Show I see my doctor now instead of waiting for the MRI results? The ex-rays they took 3 months ago show that my lower L4 is damaged.
Mon, 30 Mar 2015
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here i suggest to wait for mri report because it will hardly take one day now as per your problem for the lower rib pain it can be related to your spinal issue or else you must be having calcium as well as vitamin d deficiency and so that you have a weakness in your bones.
low grade temperature also be due to the persistent consistent pain in your body and inflammation in your body and that is usually so do not worry for that.
here U also told about your tummy pain in case if you have difficulty in passing urine or stool as well burning sensation while passing urine and along with that if you are developing fever then you may need to visit a physician because it could also be a urinary tract infection. and you need to do urine test stool test and may need to take medication.
for your back pain based on mri dr will definitely advise you on conservative management with medication and physiotherapy or with surgical management if there is a severe damage in your spine.
i suggest in any case do visit a physiotherapist to have physiotherapy treatment which will relax your soft tissues as well take proper spinal exercise program which will help to improve spinal strength and stamina.
you can also use hot and cold pack at your painful area to have some more relaxing and healing effect on your soft tissues.
Take care.
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What Causes Lower Back Pain Along With Pain In Ribs?

here i suggest to wait for mri report because it will hardly take one day now as per your problem for the lower rib pain it can be related to your spinal issue or else you must be having calcium as well as vitamin d deficiency and so that you have a weakness in your bones. low grade temperature also be due to the persistent consistent pain in your body and inflammation in your body and that is usually so do not worry for that. here U also told about your tummy pain in case if you have difficulty in passing urine or stool as well burning sensation while passing urine and along with that if you are developing fever then you may need to visit a physician because it could also be a urinary tract infection. and you need to do urine test stool test and may need to take medication. for your back pain based on mri dr will definitely advise you on conservative management with medication and physiotherapy or with surgical management if there is a severe damage in your spine. i suggest in any case do visit a physiotherapist to have physiotherapy treatment which will relax your soft tissues as well take proper spinal exercise program which will help to improve spinal strength and stamina. you can also use hot and cold pack at your painful area to have some more relaxing and healing effect on your soft tissues. Take care.