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Back pain with a blueish mark
( My father's age is 79)
As discussed, I am sharing the picture of my father’s pain-affected area on the right side of his lower back. I have marked the area in the image. You may notice a bluish mark, which is where the pain is ( see picture attached)
A few days ago, he had a minor fall at home. Since then, he has been experiencing pain.
The pain is only in the marked area and is not radiating to the leg or the spine.
The pain increases with movement, and even at rest the pain is present and very painful. It is limited to the marked area and is not felt in the leg or the spine.
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Its called bruise due to muscle injury
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Dr. Rahul Kumar Pandey
Orthopedic surgeon
10 yrs exp
Lucknow
Likely soft tissue contusion or muscle strain.
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X-ray should be done.
Rest, ice and analgesics as prescribed
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Avoid bending/twisting
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Dr. Mayank Daral
Orthopedist
6 yrs exp
Delhi
In elderly patients, even a small fall can cause bleeding under the skin or inside muscles, which explains the discoloration and significant localized pain the fact that the pain is well localized worsens with movement and does not radiate to the leg or spine makes nerve or disc problems less likely such bruises can be very painful and may take 2â4 weeks to settle, sometimes longer at this age local rest avoiding sudden movements gentle support while getting up and warm compresses after the first few days usually help however if pain keeps worsening swelling increases fever develops or he has difficulty standing or walking a local ultrasound or X-ray should be done to rule out a deeper hematoma or an underlying bone injury
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Dr. Pratik Kumar
Orthopedic surgeon
12 yrs exp
Gorakhpur
Apply thrombophob ointment
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