Q. I have a constant pain in the lower back and kidney area. Why?
Hi doctor,
I am 19 years old. I am very athletic. I am a person with diabetes and was diagnosed at the age of 6.5 years old. I am 5'9" and 165 pounds. My primary concern is that lately as in the last month, or so there has been a constant pain in my lower back and the kidney area. The pain is not sharp, but more like a feeling of dull pain and just heaviness. I went to ER a few days ago, and they did a urine test, blood test and CAT scan and everything came out fine. The doctor was very vague with me and disappeared quickly. He said that I have back pain, but recently I have not been doing anything to cause back pain. Also, the pain is deeper than the layer of muscles like I feel it inside. When I touch it, it does not hurt. Is this something to worry about? Should I do further tests?
Hi,
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- Most of the times the dull pain is benign and not a matter of worry. You also had a test to rule out any serious issues. I guess you do not have a fever, burning urination, etc.
- The next possibility is of spondylosis of lumbar spine or a disc problem. It is a spine problem where you get pain and other symptoms due to compression of nerves between spine.
- Do you have any history of trauma to your back? Is it associated with tingling, numbness, needles and pins sensation? If yes, then it further supports the diagnosis.
- You will need vitamin D level and get your CT reviewed for spine details, and further may require MRI if it is not informative.
- The treatment for this is physiotherapy to release the nerve compression, medicine and if none helps then surgery.
- Till that time, I suggest you tablet Neurobion forte once a day, which is a nerve vitamin and Diclofenac gel for local application.
- Also, you can get nerve stabilizer prescribed like tablet Pregabalin 75 mg which will stabilize the nerve and reduce pain. etc. You can visit an orthopedician for all these investigations.
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