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I Am Having Pain In My Back Across Under My
Question: I am having pain in my back across under my shoulder blades & specifically on my left side
Brief Answer:
Most back pains are muscular in nature- further steps recommended below
Detailed Answer:
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Back pain most of the time muscular related. In this case, the pain is generally worse with certain movements and to touch. Breathing may also affect it sometimes.
Tylenol may help with the pain but most of the patients benefit more by a combination of Tylenol with ibuprofen.
I would recommend you to take Ibuprofen 600 mg every 6 hours after food together with Tylenol 500 mg. Local warm packs may further improve the pain if used on the painful area.
If you are experiencing other symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, cough or fever, in this case, lung conditions should be considered as well, and proper examination by a doctor might be indicated.
To conclude:
- most likely back pain is self-limiting and most of the time due to muscles.
- taking a combination of ibuprofen and tylenol and also local warm packs are the mainstay of treatment.
- if no improvement with the above measures in 2-3 days or if you have other symptoms as mentioned above, lung infection or other important conditions need to be ruled out with a thorough examination.
I hope this answers your query. I remain at your disposal in case any further assistance is needed.
Kind regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj, General and Family Physician
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Most back pains are muscular in nature- further steps recommended below
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to "Ask a Doctor" service,
Back pain most of the time muscular related. In this case, the pain is generally worse with certain movements and to touch. Breathing may also affect it sometimes.
Tylenol may help with the pain but most of the patients benefit more by a combination of Tylenol with ibuprofen.
I would recommend you to take Ibuprofen 600 mg every 6 hours after food together with Tylenol 500 mg. Local warm packs may further improve the pain if used on the painful area.
If you are experiencing other symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, cough or fever, in this case, lung conditions should be considered as well, and proper examination by a doctor might be indicated.
To conclude:
- most likely back pain is self-limiting and most of the time due to muscles.
- taking a combination of ibuprofen and tylenol and also local warm packs are the mainstay of treatment.
- if no improvement with the above measures in 2-3 days or if you have other symptoms as mentioned above, lung infection or other important conditions need to be ruled out with a thorough examination.
I hope this answers your query. I remain at your disposal in case any further assistance is needed.
Kind regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj, General and Family Physician
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