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What Causes Severe Back Ache And In Ability To Bend?

I have a friend with severe back pain she cannot bend, lay flat or take deep breath. It is localized in the center of her lumbar region. At the base of the small of her back. Its been 4 days and it has gotten increasingly worse and now her feet look discolored. There is bruising and swelling at the site but no pain in legs or limbs. She does not remember injuring it but says it started sore wednesday and by wed. Evening was locked up and excrusiating does this sound like a muscle, disc or other injury. Im really concerned
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I have gone through your query.Your problem is most likely a lumbar intervertebral disc injury.A physical examination with an Orthopedician will give clue for that and a X ray followed by an MRI of Lumbosacral spine if needed will be required to confirm it.Peripheral pulses also should be looked to rule out any vascular blokade. For such condition in my patients i advise NSAIDs like Aceclofenac muscle relaxants like thiocolchicoside and neurotropic drugs.I also send them for physiotherapy after a short resting of 4 to 5 days.Hope this may help you.
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What Causes Severe Back Ache And In Ability To Bend?

Hi Thank you for asking HCM I have gone through your query.Your problem is most likely a lumbar intervertebral disc injury.A physical examination with an Orthopedician will give clue for that and a X ray followed by an MRI of Lumbosacral spine if needed will be required to confirm it.Peripheral pulses also should be looked to rule out any vascular blokade. For such condition in my patients i advise NSAIDs like Aceclofenac muscle relaxants like thiocolchicoside and neurotropic drugs.I also send them for physiotherapy after a short resting of 4 to 5 days.Hope this may help you. Let me know if you have any further query.