“Back pain?”
I am having lower back pains and the pain shoots through my body. I can't lay down or anything without it hurting and my whole body jerks when the pain shoots through my lower back area.
Female | 30 years old
Medications: none
2 Answers
The most common reason for back pain in your age group is a strain of the ligaments and associated muscle spasm. A herniated disk is less common and usually has associated buttock or leg pain and may have numbness and tingling in legs. There are multiple more serious issues also which include vascular problems or in females uterine or ovarian problems. It would be important to know what if anything is associated with this pain. Perhaps try heat, massage, antiinflammatory and light stretching for several days and if sumptoms to not improve or get worse follow up with an Orthopedic physician or your PCP. Good luck!
You will need to be evaluated by a physician to ensure there are no neurologic problems.
Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD
Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD
