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[Chaplin77]

  Hi, i had an high impact head on collision with another car 18 month ago and i was wearing my seatbelt and at the time of the impact i went back and forward a lot of times and felt my organs hitting my rib cage and have been aching and burning from inside real bad and am still. I burn from inside all over my chest and my back and back of both arms constantly very chronic . I have not able to lay on my back or front since the accident so i have to sleep on my side and when i sleep on my right al my left arm goes numb and when i sleep on me left al my right arm goes numb.
My GP thinks that i have PTSD so i am on medication and receiving

[Chaplin77]

Thank you for taking the time to comment.

[S. Kaul, MD]

Hi there!

Well, without a clinical evaluation it would be difficult to determine the cause of your symptoms. Possibilities that may need to be considered include PTSD, fractures/ dislocations, injuries to muscles/ ligaments/ tendons, chronic inflammations, neuro-muscular issues, referred pain from other regions such as the GI etc. I would suggest getting this evaluated by an internist and depend on the cause diagnosed/ suspected, it can be managed accordingly or specialist care may be sought.
Hope this is helpful.

Take care!