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Question: What would help the severe pain from osteoarthritis in spine, also have osteoporosis.
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Brief Answer:
Several different approaches.
Detailed Answer:
First, one would want to fix the osteoporosis. There are several bone stabilizers such as etidrionate (fosamax). They lower risk of bone breakage and will change bone pain, often in a good direction.
Then, aspirin like drugs would certainly be the first ones to try even though they have rather a lot of potential toxicity. Then, depending on the situation, dampers of muscle or nerve activity might help pain. There are a lot in these categories.
You could try surgical or narcotic as approaches to spine pain but I don't know if they would be relevant in your particular situaiton.
Several different approaches.
Detailed Answer:
First, one would want to fix the osteoporosis. There are several bone stabilizers such as etidrionate (fosamax). They lower risk of bone breakage and will change bone pain, often in a good direction.
Then, aspirin like drugs would certainly be the first ones to try even though they have rather a lot of potential toxicity. Then, depending on the situation, dampers of muscle or nerve activity might help pain. There are a lot in these categories.
You could try surgical or narcotic as approaches to spine pain but I don't know if they would be relevant in your particular situaiton.
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