Hello my name is (…) and i’m 17 years old and a female. I have been having back pain for I think 2 years now and i’ve not been too a doctor because my parents said it’s just growing pain and this year my back pain has gotten worse and i’m out of breathe really easily especially when I climb up the stairs and my legs always have a numbness either when I sit down for too long. My back pain is the worst if I sit or stand up for too long or if I bend down to pick up something and when I go to bed it’s hard for me to go to bed because it’s hard for me to breathe cause of the pain in my back is so bad and so I can’t sleep on my back and only on my side. Could you please tell me what I have?
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Although you are young for saying that but it seems you are having a lumbar disc lesion that needs to be diagnosed by MRI and clinical examination… Until then
Rest and Dont bend forward to carry objects..
Use hot pack on back..
A massage if possible..
Later you will have to strengthen your back and strtch your hamstrings..under supervision by a physiotherapist …
Hi
i do not think it is normal growing pain. You definitely have something wrong in your spine that is troubling you,may be a slipped disc, a pars defect. You should atleast get an xray / mri done to see if anything is wrong inside. Do not neglect as you are very young.
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YOUR BONES ARE WEAK ,MAY BE BECAUSE OF LOW CALCIUM INTAKE AND OSTEOPENIA. THE SPINE IS A WEIGHT BEARING COLUMN OF OUR BODY.MAJORITY OF OUR BODY WEIGHT IS PUT ON THE SPINE. SO WEAK SPINAL COLUMN MAY BE CAUSING SO MUCH OF PAIN. TAKE CALCIUM AND VITAMIN d SUPPLEMENTS ALONG WITH PAIN KILLER TABLETS. CONSULT A ORTHOPEDIST
hello there
back pain for 2 years cannot be without a reason. Your parents need to understand this and you should be taken to a orthopedic specialist and get yourself checked. diseases like spondylolisthesis,disc problems etc are quite common and should not be ignored