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Continuous Lower Back Pain, Aggravates On Lowering The Head. Eases With Gentle Long Walks. Is Treatment Required?
Hi there, I am hoping for your help - Before I pay €70 for a doctor visit that may be avoidable.. I have a minor history with lower back pain . I have had this type of pain twice in my life (now aged 27) where it would hurt for a day and the following day wouldn t be sever pain but i would be very aware that I had a lower back, if you know what I mean. The first time it was caused from a silly vigorious sneeze! But this time it is different as this is now day 5 of the pain and everything is a chore - Getting up out of bed, standing after sitting for awhile, sitting after standing for awhile. Gentle long walks are helpful yet I cant get out during work hours. Anyway the main difference this time is in I lower my head (any direction) my lower back is screaming at me to stop!. Do you think this will wear away a before or should I see my GP? Thanks for your time... Silly Sneezing Stacey..
Fri, 6 Jul 2012
Hello Stacey
Thank you for getting in touch with us. As I make out, you have a history of lower back pain. As you are pretty young, the chances of any serious condition are mild. But as you are having pain from the last 5 days, I would recommend you to get in touch with your GP and get it checked. He might conduct few tests to find out the exact cause. It might be just a sprain which usually gets better with medicines. Exacerbation of the pain with change in head position indicates that there might be a sprain or stenosis which is compressing the nerves between the vertebrae. Therefore, you should get it evaluated. Hope this helped.
Regards
Dr. Gagandeep Dhillon
Thank you for getting in touch with us. As I make out, you have a history of lower back pain. As you are pretty young, the chances of any serious condition are mild. But as you are having pain from the last 5 days, I would recommend you to get in touch with your GP and get it checked. He might conduct few tests to find out the exact cause. It might be just a sprain which usually gets better with medicines. Exacerbation of the pain with change in head position indicates that there might be a sprain or stenosis which is compressing the nerves between the vertebrae. Therefore, you should get it evaluated. Hope this helped.
Regards
Dr. Gagandeep Dhillon
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