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Spondylitis
Have severe pain in the neck and upper back due to long working hours on laptop. Please advice if it's spondylitis and which test will give clarity on this !?
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Pain in the neck and upper back could me spondylitis or could just be a muscle spasm due to poor posture
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Get an xray of the cervical spine ap and lateral view done
take myospas twice a day after food for 3 days meanwhile if no allergies
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Your history is incomplete . Tell me since how long u are having this issue? What aggrevates your pain and hat relieves it.
Moroever is the pain radiating ??
Any histry of micro injury??
Have u taken any medications before?
Any past history?
Still get xrays done of c spine in ap and lat views
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Get xrays done.
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Dr. Kalwa Dinesh
Orthopedist
7 yrs exp
Hyderabad
This could be due to poor posture, try to maintain ergonomic posture while working on a laptop, observe if pain is resolved... try and do stretching exercises once in two hours, if not relieved consult an orthopaedic surgeon.
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