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Suggest Remedies To Relieve Pain Caused By Lumbar Spine Stenosis
Question: Hi I am trying to find something that will help my 51 yr old brother. He has spinal stenosis in L2-L3 really bad. they have given him pain killers but they just barely touch this. He was on hydro 10/325 as well as oxi's and he also had XXXXXXX he has went through those so fast and people look at him like why it cant hurt that bad, I would just love to smack some people. this problem had been slowly worsening since his car wreck in 2010. I have the same problem but mine is not bad mine is from lifting my mother whom had M.S. I started lifting her when I was 14. But I just want to know what else I can do for him.
Brief Answer:
Surgery will provide Pain Relief in Lumbar Canal Stenosis / Disc Prolapse
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HealthCareMagic.com I am Dr.J XXXXXXX Anto Bruno Mascarenhas, and I am here to help you. I have read your question with care and understand that you brother has spinal stenosis in L2-L3 and pain killers are not of much use.
The condition from which he suffers is called as Lumbar Canal Stenosis. What happens is that due to various reasons, the Spinal Canal and the Foramina (these are holes through which nerve roots come out of spinal canal) are narrowed
This causes compression on the nerve roots. In addition, this narrowing also compresses the blood vessels in that area and hence oxygen delivery as well as removal of waste materials from the nerves are affected.
Hence the patient has very severe pain. Pain killers are rarely useful. Even with pain killers, there will be much pain.
The Best Treatment for this condition are Surgical Procedures called Laminectomy, Fenestration, Foraminotomy etc. These are surgeries in which we remove a part of the bone and the compression is relieved. Hence the pressure over the nerves, arteries and veins are reduced and the pain gets relieved. If there is a disc prolapse, the prolapsed disc is also removed during the surgery
These are fairly safe surgical procedures with very little complications. You can ask your brother to consult a Neurosurgeon for evaluation.
Pain Killers (Tablets, Injections, Patches) or Epidural Steroid all provide temporary relief. Surgery is the treatment of choice
Hope you found the answer helpful.
If you need any clarification / have doubts / have additional questions / have follow up questions, then please do not hesitate in asking again. I will be happy to answer your questions.
Best Wishes for Speedy Recovery
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care.
-oOo-
PS 1 : After all your doubts have been cleared, kindly (a) Close this Question (b) Rate my Replies and (c) Give your Feedback.
PS 2 : In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly in HealthCareMagic at http://bit.ly/askdrbruno
Surgery will provide Pain Relief in Lumbar Canal Stenosis / Disc Prolapse
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HealthCareMagic.com I am Dr.J XXXXXXX Anto Bruno Mascarenhas, and I am here to help you. I have read your question with care and understand that you brother has spinal stenosis in L2-L3 and pain killers are not of much use.
The condition from which he suffers is called as Lumbar Canal Stenosis. What happens is that due to various reasons, the Spinal Canal and the Foramina (these are holes through which nerve roots come out of spinal canal) are narrowed
This causes compression on the nerve roots. In addition, this narrowing also compresses the blood vessels in that area and hence oxygen delivery as well as removal of waste materials from the nerves are affected.
Hence the patient has very severe pain. Pain killers are rarely useful. Even with pain killers, there will be much pain.
The Best Treatment for this condition are Surgical Procedures called Laminectomy, Fenestration, Foraminotomy etc. These are surgeries in which we remove a part of the bone and the compression is relieved. Hence the pressure over the nerves, arteries and veins are reduced and the pain gets relieved. If there is a disc prolapse, the prolapsed disc is also removed during the surgery
These are fairly safe surgical procedures with very little complications. You can ask your brother to consult a Neurosurgeon for evaluation.
Pain Killers (Tablets, Injections, Patches) or Epidural Steroid all provide temporary relief. Surgery is the treatment of choice
Hope you found the answer helpful.
If you need any clarification / have doubts / have additional questions / have follow up questions, then please do not hesitate in asking again. I will be happy to answer your questions.
Best Wishes for Speedy Recovery
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care.
-oOo-
PS 1 : After all your doubts have been cleared, kindly (a) Close this Question (b) Rate my Replies and (c) Give your Feedback.
PS 2 : In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly in HealthCareMagic at http://bit.ly/askdrbruno
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