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What Causes Persistent Pain In The Back And Breathing Difficulty Despite Taking Medication?
Hi Dr. Yesterday i was holding up and folding a king size sheet when I felt a pain in my middle left back and side. Since that moment it is cutting my breathing and hurting so much. what can I do to have fast relief because i must work and cant work like this. i took a muscular relaxant and tylenol. it did not really help. I too a antiinflamarory voltaren waited 1 hour and still no relief. I took 2 advil and add little relief.
Today a day later I am not better at all. what can I do to have fast results? Should I worry about anything else?
Today a day later I am not better at all. what can I do to have fast results? Should I worry about anything else?
Thu, 5 Jan 2017
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Low back pain usually takes more time to have a desirable relief of pain I recommend the use of an intravenous muscle relaxant with longer duration of action, topical NSAIDs or anti inflammatory gels are highly recommended especially after warm pressings, pregabalin is more effective in such cases as it have longer duration of action and lower dose with rapid onset.
Physiotherapy also gives a good relief sensation and allow you to do your daily activities more ideally. The adding of some multivitamins is highly beneficial for your neuropathic pain. Corticosteroid is also good in such cases. If all these trials fail you may ask your specialist for surgery or an endoscopic intervention.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Low back pain usually takes more time to have a desirable relief of pain I recommend the use of an intravenous muscle relaxant with longer duration of action, topical NSAIDs or anti inflammatory gels are highly recommended especially after warm pressings, pregabalin is more effective in such cases as it have longer duration of action and lower dose with rapid onset.
Physiotherapy also gives a good relief sensation and allow you to do your daily activities more ideally. The adding of some multivitamins is highly beneficial for your neuropathic pain. Corticosteroid is also good in such cases. If all these trials fail you may ask your specialist for surgery or an endoscopic intervention.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan
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