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What Causes Severe Back Pain After Sleeping?

I am having severe back pain in my lumber region only after sleeping 2-3 hrs in night.it started suddenly one night and since 15 days i am suffering from this problem.i am unable to sleep.there is no pain in sitting or standing position.in night when i stand up and walk around for few minutes it goes away.
posted on Tue, 24 May 2016
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Hi,

Noted your history of pain in back in lumbar region only on sleeping and not on standing or walking.
This is quite classical history related to a problem that is occurring only in laying down position.
There may be compression of a nerve or rubbing against each other of the inter-vertebral arthritis part and so on.
to get a proper diagnosis you need the following:
Proper clinical evaluation by an Orthopedic Surgeon, examination and appropriate investigations to support the clinical diagnosis.
May need MRI of the lumbar area.
All these will give a proper diagnosis.
The treatment will be as per the reports of all combined together.
Also watch for any dents in the bed you sleep in.
Watch for the most comfortable posture in bed.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon
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What Causes Severe Back Pain After Sleeping?

Hi, Noted your history of pain in back in lumbar region only on sleeping and not on standing or walking. This is quite classical history related to a problem that is occurring only in laying down position. There may be compression of a nerve or rubbing against each other of the inter-vertebral arthritis part and so on. to get a proper diagnosis you need the following: Proper clinical evaluation by an Orthopedic Surgeon, examination and appropriate investigations to support the clinical diagnosis. May need MRI of the lumbar area. All these will give a proper diagnosis. The treatment will be as per the reports of all combined together. Also watch for any dents in the bed you sleep in. Watch for the most comfortable posture in bed. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon