2 year old with backache

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My son has started complaining of pain in his back.He wakes up in the night and says hurting need you mummy.When i ask him where's hurting he points to his back.He has also started screaming when I change his nappy and won't open his legs to let me clean him.
I had wondered if he was just being difficult but he has also done the same thing at nursery. Not sure who I should contact for advice about this as he is'nt having physio at the moment as they felt that he did'nt need it any more.
Just wondered if anyone else has had simular problems.

can you mention it to the physio? she most probably hasnt signed him off completely so it might be worth a go

Thanks Fio2 I will try and get in contact with them tomorrow.Don't have a lot of faith in her though .she told DS2 portage worker that she thought that he may have mobility problems as he gets older but when we saw her she put him on review and said the opposite. He can always be refered again was how she put it.
Wonder if private physio might be an idea.

I may be butting in inappropriately here but might it be worth getting him checked for a urinary tract infection? Pain in your kidneys feels like backache and that might fit with the nappy-changing. However, I don't know what his special needs are so forgive me if I'm barking up the wrong tree!

My immediate thought when I read this, like Tatum, was that it may be a urinary tract infection. A UTI that has spread to the kidneys can cause terrible pain in the back area. It may also explain why he is so reluctant to have his nappy changed if he is in pain as and just after he wees. Have him looked at by your GP ASAP to rule this out. Even if this is not the problem, it sounds as though he is in real distress and it won't do any harm for someone to check him over.

As someone who knows the drill VERY well by now (dd2 had a misdiagnosed UTI at 14 months and ended up in hospital) it helps to go to the GP prepared. If you can, try to get a mid-stream urine sample from your son as close to your appointment time as possible. He will be happier doing this at home than at the GP's office. Collect it in a very clean, dry container - your local pharmacy or GP's receptionist should be able to sort you out with a specimen jar. The easiest way is to leave the nappy off and pump him full off juice. I'm afraid you will have to "catch" the wee and more than likely will end up being wee-ed on, but, hey-ho. Sometimes they give you a kind of collection bag that "sticks" over the relevant bits and collects it all when they wee. Better for little boys than girls because boys have something to put IN the bag. Our local children's hospital had stopped using them last year because they were getting a lot of false positives so we were back to the old wait and pee.

If you are very anxious about him and want him to be seen very quickly, take him to the A&E department of your local children's hospital. The staff at these places are wonderful.

I will take him tomorrow although he seems well in himself it is worth getting checked.

Sounds like a stupid Physio to me, but UTI worth checking.

He does'nt have a uti have spoken to the physio this morning and he is going to have a session with her next week. I am now so looking forward to next monday morning 1 hours physio followed by portage playgroup finished off with a session with the ot.He is going to be so tired bless him.I will also be probably be tearing my hair out as well. We should at least get his special spoon that he has been waiting 2 months for.Prehaps my carpet will become yogurt free.
Thanks for the advice.

Brilliant news that he doesn't have a UTI. At least by seeing the doc you have put your mind at rest. I was a bit concerned after I posted that I might have scared you - I'm sorry, that wasn't my intention. After dd2 was whipped into A&E with her UTI, I'm perhaps over-sensitive to any signs of a possible infection. Better safe than sorry etc.