My mum has suffered with severe back pain now for a few weeks, it seems to be in her back, side, arms, and also her little fingers and arm go numb, we have thought that maybe it was a slipped disk, but the pain is only severe in the night and not during the day, once she has woken and taken some pills the pain seems to cease and comes back when she is in bed, what could it be, she says the pain is so bad she could slit her throat. Please help.
2007-03-12 01:05:18 · 13 answers · asked by tamirra c 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
It sounds like shes trapped a nerve or something wrong with her nerves. If her fingers and arm goes numb thats the key sign.
Has she been to the doctors?
If shes not fallen or hurt herself it could be that some antinfamaties will help and if not they could recommend if a Chiropractic will be any use.
2007-03-12 01:14:58 · answer #1 · answered by Sambo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like she needs to look at getting a new bed that will give her better support in her sleep. Beds do wear out and if it is too soft it can give her problems. She also might want to look at different sleeping positions. If she is sleeping on the side that goes numb, she could have a problem with a pinched nerve in her neck which is aggrevated by the position.
Massage therapy would help, but also occupational therapy would benefit her. She should stretch and try and be as mobile as possible.
2007-03-12 08:17:48 · answer #2 · answered by sagegranny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your mum really needs to go to the doctor to see what is going on. There is no reason to live in pain like that. It could be a slipped disc, but it could be many other things as well. Please, talk to her about visiting a doctor and getting some real help.
2007-03-12 08:14:58 · answer #3 · answered by ♥ terry g ♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any pain that is severe or lasts more than a few days definitely needs to be checked out by a Dr. as soon as possible. Best of luck.
2007-03-12 08:08:51 · answer #4 · answered by §ðmê†hïñg Wï¢kêÐ †hï§ Wå¥ Çðmê§ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could very well be something to do with her spine but it could be something other then that too. Get her to the doctors as this is not a good thing. Pain means something is not right and she needs to find out what it is so she can get back to normal again.
2007-03-12 08:09:20 · answer #5 · answered by The_answer_person 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way to properly diagnose her problem without seeing the Doctor. It could be a number of things and any one of a number of things could be used to treat her pain.
Get her to the Dr. then check back in and tell us what they said.
2007-03-12 14:38:21 · answer #6 · answered by Dib 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if some thing is going numb a disk is pressing on a nerve could be a slipped disk or even a ruptured disk she will need an MRI to determine the exact problem.
2007-03-12 08:10:24 · answer #7 · answered by setter505 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see a doc. it's upper back problems and could be very serious get xrays hope this helps finding a solution to the pain
2007-03-12 08:18:58 · answer #8 · answered by jim m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a slipped disc. tell her to see a doctor
2007-03-12 08:09:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like she needs good massage
maybe some good therapy too
and somebody to love and care for her
maybe she should see a neurologist too
2007-03-12 08:08:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋