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Why Haven T Massages, Heat Therapies And Advil Help Subside Back Pain Caused By An Injury?
About a week and a half ago i slipped and fell down hard wood stairs, my lower back smacked against 3 or 4 of the steps as i went down, Most of the pain has subisded except for one spot in the center of my lower back and I have been having severe headaches since the fall. Also I should mention that when I was a young teenager I broke my L3 vertabrae in three spots. Is it normal for this pain to be lingering like this? Nothing helps, I have tried ice and heat therapy, massage, Advil, and Tylenol.
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Get an x ray done to see if there is any fracture in vertebra.
You need to wear lumbo sacral belt apply ice and dont carry on weights and dont to activities like forward bending.
Try to sit on soft cushion like surface.
It will take at least 1.5 month for the pain to get subside.
Get well soon.
Thank you.
Get an x ray done to see if there is any fracture in vertebra.
You need to wear lumbo sacral belt apply ice and dont carry on weights and dont to activities like forward bending.
Try to sit on soft cushion like surface.
It will take at least 1.5 month for the pain to get subside.
Get well soon.
Thank you.
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