What Causes Back Pain After An Accident During Pregnancy?

Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2014

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Question : I am 30 years old and 2 month pregnate i was in a car accident 2 days ago they hit me from behind. Noghing hurt me as soon as they hit my car but 1 hr later everything started hurting my back, neck,arm,head, hand,feet,rist,i went to the hospital and they could not do xrays because i was 2 months pregnate they did do a sonagram and everything was fine with the baby. But today i can move but it hurts a lot i am only taking tynolaw because of my pregnacy. How can i find out if i dislocated a bone or if i broke a bone with out s xray help i am in pain ty

Answered by Dr. Mahesh Koregol (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Orthopedic examination

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I read your query and I understand your concerns.

Following is my reply:

1) Orthopedic examination generally helps in diagnosing the cause of pain.

2) It can differentiate from a fracture.

3) You can have the medicines given and wait for atleast another 2 weeks.

4) X-ray Cannot be done. You can opt for MRI if really necessary.

5) A good examination by an orthopedician can differentiate from fracture.

Let me know if you have anymore questions.

Regards,
Dr. Mahesh Koregol

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar