I fell backwards down the stairs while carrying my child, he is about 40lbs. My mid and upper back hurts really bad. I do not see any brusing but it hurts to move. I ve tried cold pack and ibprophen but everything seems to aggravate me. I do weigh about 215lbs and I m 5 11 feet tall. Should I go to Er for a xray
Hi, thank-you for providing the brief history of you. A thorough clinical examination is advised. As you had a fall on a staircase and now having a backache I feel you should take an x-ray or MRI. Since the pain is not relieved with the icing and Ibuprofen, I think this should be a bony or a soft tissue Injury.Also, the spine bones are having joints called facet joints and try are flat bony regions in the vertebral column. Any injury occurring in that area might not allow the pain to ease. As on a safer side getting am MRI of spine will be good to understand the soft tissue and bony pathologies. Once we can trace the pathology we can plan a better medical management to get you ease of these pains. Most cases which I see in my clinical practice, it is after a clinical examination we decide an MRI and guide the treatment accordingly. Regards Jay In Chat Doctor.