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Pain in lower back
4 days ago I was doing stretching excercise.
At that time I felt nothing. But a day after in the morning my lower back started to pain.
Since then I have stopped the excercise. But my back becomes stiff every morning and pains alot. Yesterday I checked there was little swelling on the left side of my back in the middle. I applied cooling pad . Now the swelling is gone but the pain is still there. It hurts when I bend down or lie on bed.
What should I do to stop the pain . Is it serious or would go away in few days?
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Physiotherapy treatment must now.
Muscle spasm is due to wrong exercises.
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Do the cat/cow stretch. Get on all fours, with your arms straight and your hands directly under your shoulders; your knees hip-width apart.
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Continue icing over the swollen area if still there is swelling and meet the Physiotherapist if there is any muscle spasm or facet joint locking to get it corrected.
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Follow posture correction advice under the guidance of Physiotherapist.
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Avoid heavy exercises and weight lifting
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If swelling was there it's means there might be some injury
Continue with ice
Consult to physio once if you pain not go away
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take rest
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Firstly it depends upon the type of stretching exercise you were doing which caused this pain. There are possibilities sometimes that you may pull some of muscle fibers and that created the swelling. Also it may may be some facet lock which can pain even while turning in bed. Get your posture assessed by a physiotherapist and a simple manipulation can relief you completely
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apply ice , take proper physiotherapy
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manipulation should be done by proper osteopath or chiro practitioner. don't get it done by non- professionals.
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Dr. Abhishek Verma (PT)
Physiotherapist
15 yrs exp
Noida
It will subside with the time but to expedite the recovery, consult a Physiotherapist.
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