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What Causes Severe Back Pain In An Elderly Person?
My mother is 89 years old and she has been complaining of severe back pain for months. Her doctor keeps prescribing her pain pills. I used to take her for a steroid shot but she is diabetic and her sugar gets extremely high for a few days so her doctor will not prescribe the shot. Meanwhile tonight I went to put a icy hot patch on her lower back and noticed both of her buttocks cheeks are all bruised yet she claims she has not fallen.
Tue, 25 Apr 2017
Your patient might be having vertebral compression fracture due to osteoporosis or may be having severe D/L spondylosis.She might develop bed sore if bed ridden for long time. Go for x- ray of the spine, this may give some clues to the diagnosis.
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