What causes pain on the abdomen and thighs after an accident?
Patient: I was in a car accident yesterday.  My car skidded on ice and hit a skip.  I went to hospital and they said I was suffering from shock (had headache and nausea all day) and muscular pain (pain in back and shoulder). Today I've had pains in my abdomen (both sides) all day, along with pain in my lower back (I have had arthritis although no pain recently), pain in the backs of the thighs, hips, down side of leg and knees.  Could this be a hernia. Doctor: hai.this pain can be due to the after effects of your injury  due to the accidentheadache & nausea can be due to sudden variations in the bloodpressures mostly vasovagal effect.there could have been a blunt trauma  & injury to the abdomen & your back,not probably a herniaplease go ahead with an ultrasound abdomen,x-ray lumbosacral spine, to rule out any injurytake care