What causes hip, back and ribs pain with headache after falling down?
Patient: Yesterday I slipped and fell pretty hard on my butt and back. I immediately got a headache, a little dazed and was a little achey but took ibuprofen and went about my day. Today my right upper hip hurts and up the right side of my back along my ribs up to my shoulder blade. Also a slight headache as well. Is this something that can be taken care of with Otc meds and time or do I need to Go get it checked out. I m not one to run to the dr over every ache and illness but it was a pretty hard fall. Doctor: Hello ,Thanks for your query and welcome to Healthcare magic.In your case it appears that there is a soft tissue injury along with back strain and since you have been able to walk and ambulate after the injury, there definitely is no bony injury.So in your case my advise will be for ice pack application 3-4 times in a day on painful areas and areas with swelling.Also pain medications like Tab Ibuprofen, Tab Paracetamol or even Diclofenac if it is available OTC can be used on SOS basis.The cause of concern will be there if your symptoms persists after 2-3 weeks because this is the time taken by soft tissues to heal normally.Kindly get back to me should you need any further information/SOSThanks & Regards,Dr Akshay Kumar Saxena