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Question: What treatments are available to reduce impact/pain of severe lumbar spinal stenosis? I am an 84-year-old woman.
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Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care question
You are wondering what treatments are available to help with pain associated with spinal stenosis.
Non-invasive treatments at this time would include medication. This would be non-steroidal medications like naprosyn sodium or ibuprofen. Muscle relaxants for muscle spasms like methocarbomal. The there are opiates or stronger pain medications like hydrocodone and oxycodone.
There are therapies that can help like physical therapy, chiropractic therapy and acupuncture.
More invasive treatments would include epidural injections at the site of stenosis with steroids. Or surgical procedure to remove the stenosis.
All the above therapies can help but when done as a coordinated effort with your doctor you can get improved pain control without surgery.
In summary
1. Mediations
a. NSAIDs ibuprofen
b. muscle relaxants methocarbamol
c. opiates hydrocodone, oxycodone
2. Therapy
a. physical therapy
b. chiropactor
c. acupuncture
3. Invasive therapy
a. epidural injections
b. surgery
I hope this answers your question. Please contact us again if you have any additional questions
Numerous options
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care question
You are wondering what treatments are available to help with pain associated with spinal stenosis.
Non-invasive treatments at this time would include medication. This would be non-steroidal medications like naprosyn sodium or ibuprofen. Muscle relaxants for muscle spasms like methocarbomal. The there are opiates or stronger pain medications like hydrocodone and oxycodone.
There are therapies that can help like physical therapy, chiropractic therapy and acupuncture.
More invasive treatments would include epidural injections at the site of stenosis with steroids. Or surgical procedure to remove the stenosis.
All the above therapies can help but when done as a coordinated effort with your doctor you can get improved pain control without surgery.
In summary
1. Mediations
a. NSAIDs ibuprofen
b. muscle relaxants methocarbamol
c. opiates hydrocodone, oxycodone
2. Therapy
a. physical therapy
b. chiropactor
c. acupuncture
3. Invasive therapy
a. epidural injections
b. surgery
I hope this answers your question. Please contact us again if you have any additional questions
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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