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Lower back stiffness
I fell down from stairs a few days back.. and through x-ray Everything is fine.. but my lower back becomes stiff sometimes and it vanishes on it's own.. what could be the reason for it?
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Kindly share your x ray .
Pain may be due to spasm of paraspinal muscles of back.
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rest
proper posture
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Such pain after a trauma can be because of spasm in the paraspinal muscles and search spasm is usually relieved by taking anti-spasmodic medicines but since there was a history of trauma I would Like you to video consult regarding the exact point of pain and the activity which can be done by you
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Give your body absolute rest for at least three days from the trauma
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Gradually increase back exercises , walk, and maintain a good posture .
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hot fomentation and analgesic ointment .
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Do stretching exercise
Consult physiotherapist for exercise
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Hot fomentation twice daily,consult online for details
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Hello dear
X-rays only detect injuries to your bones and have got their own limitations.
However if your x-rays are fine and you are only getting an off and on stiffness of spine, it doesn't look serious but still you need to answer a few more questions:
1. Is the stiffness in the morning and lasts more than 30 minutes?
2. Do you get heel pains?
3. Does the pain awaken you at night sometimes?
If the answer to the questions above is no then it is probably because you would have hurt your ligaments and muscles at the time of injury which will recover slowly. Just keep doing back strengthening exercises and take proper care of your back.
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Give it 2 weeks from injury and if doesn't seem to improve, get back to me. We will figure it out
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Avoid forward bending and lifting heavy weights
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