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Doctors say you should keep several things in mind when you're suffering bad back pain and trying to decide if you should by go to the emergency room.
The first is fairly obvious. Go to the ER if your back pain began as the result of an injury, like a vehicle accident, a fall, or a collision of some kind while you were playing sports. Such injuries usually cause pain, numbness, and weakness. If these symptoms don't go away with time and rest, or the discomfort becomes intolerable, a visit to the ER is probably in order.
This is especially true if you feel pain directly on your spine, which could indicate a serious condition called cauda equina, or equina. Cauda equina often requires surgery to repair.
Another reason to go to the emergency room is loss of bowel and bladder control. If you suddenly start feeling as if you can't get to the bathroom quickly enough, but nothing much happens when you get there, it might be the result of a back injury involving the nerves in the spinal column.
Other reasons to visit to the ER when you have severe back pain include the following.
* Your back pain is accompanied by a fever.
* You experience new or worse pain and symptoms in your arms, legs, chest, belly, or buttocks.
* You have a history of cancer.
* You've recently undergone immunosuppression, either from prescribed drugs or surgery.
* You are an intravenous drug user.
* You are a prolonged steroid user.
Finally, one of the best reasons to go to the ER when you have bad back pain is the possibility of kidney problems. Kidney stones can come on suddenly and be excruciating, but are not life threatening. A kidney infection however, left untreated, can be extremely dangerous. Typically, pain caused by kidney disorders occurs in the "flank" area on either side, not in the upper back or the center of the back around the spinal column.
The purpose of this video has been to provide quick, basic answers to the question, " When should I go to the emergency room for back pain?"
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