Hi doctor, My daughter is 14 years old. I wonder whether she has herniated disc. Because, she has all the symptoms except the numbness in legs and feet. It hurts in the lower part of my back. Usually a herniated disc is from sports injury and heavy lifting. But, she recently have not had any sports injuries or have not done any heavy lifting. But, in the past she had. Her back has been hurting when she cough, sneeze, sit or even walk down my porch steps. It has been hurting for may be two to three weeks now. I have not heard people of her age have a slipped herniated disc and other stuff. Please help.
Hello. Let us analyze different reasons for back pain of her age. Plain KUB x-ray to look for renal stones and urinalysis with culture. 1. Back sprain. 2. UTI. 3. Less likely ovarian cyst or kidney stones. 1. Tylenol two pills every 8 hours for pain on as needed basis. 2. Flexeril 5 mg (Cyclobenzaprine) every 12 hours as needed for pain. Revert back after a week with investigation report to an internal medicine physician online.--->