My Wife Is Having Severe Pain On Movement Of Her

Posted on Mon, 4 May 2020

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Question : my wife is having severe pain on movement of her spine,she also has a swelling on the lower back,actually she has been doing the daily chores of the house for the last few days and yesterday she continually bent for a long time cleaning she had some stiffness and after that she laid back on the hard floor and was hit by a sharp edge stone on the same point in the lower back..when she woke up ,there is swelling and alot of pain on movement,hope there is not fracture or tear of the sorts,whats the best way to deal with the pain and how can we be sure if its not serious?

Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu (3 hours later)

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Hi there

Thanks for the query

If there is pain and swelling in the lower back then next to get an xray of that area. xray lumbar spine will suffice.

In some instances it could be prominence of the muscles of the back that looks like swelling. If its a bony point then it could be possible fracture due to weak bones. She must avoid bending forward or lifting heavy objects.

I hope I have answered your query.

I will be available to answer your follow up queries.

Regards,

Aashish Raghu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Aashish Raghu (11 minutes later)

ITS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET AN XRAY RIGHT NOW,CAN WE WAIT FOR A TWO DAYS OR IS IT VERY URGENT TO GET AN XRAY?SHOULD I SEND YOU A PICTURE OF THE SWELLING?THERE IS NO BONY POINT,THANKFULLY.WHAT PAINKILLER I SAFE TO HAVE?

Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu (19 minutes later)

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Xray is not urgent. If your wife is not having any weakness of the legs or pins and needles sensation of the legs.

If possible please send the photo of the swelling.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng