Suggest Treatment For Severe Back Pain While On Hydrocodone
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Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
I hear you and I also feel your pain because I also suffer from back pain. So let me make you some recommendations because you most likely won't get any pain medications unless you see a medical professional. Lower back pain is a huge nuisance. About 80 to 90% of the entire population will have some type of lower back pain. It is the most common complaint that doctors get in their offices. Almost always there is no clear etiology for what is causing the pain. It is usually related to an age degeneration of the lumbosacral spine and atrophy of the supporting musculature. The pain is usually associated with age, activities such as bending, lifting, and twisting, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, anxiety, and stress.
Therefore, my recommendations to you are too:
– Maintain normal weight or try to lose weight
– Adequate physical exercise and activity
– Stress reduction
– Physical therapy with proper lifting technique's in good posture
– Smoking cessation
– See a pain management doctor
– Stretching and strengthening
– Adequate rest, heat, ice, massages
– Tylenol one-two tabs every 4 to 6 hours with pain with a maximum of 4 g a day
– Ibuprofen 2-3 tabs 3 to 4 times daily with a maximum of 3200 mg a day
– Osteopathic manipulative medicine and therapy at least weekly
– Nerve injections at least every three months
– Nerve ablation's yearly
– Yearly visits with your XXXXXXX care doctor
– Muscle relaxer
– Acupuncture
– Yoga
– Some antidepressants had significant pain reduction and some patients. These medications are amitriptyline and nortriptyline.
Most importantly I think following up with osteopathic manipulative medicine will get you the most benefit. If regular use of NSAIDs happens, you should see your primary care doctor sooner so you can get put on a medication to protect the stomach. If you have any weakness or numbness in your lower extremities then you should be seen at the ER emergently.
I hope this helps. Unfortunately, the CDC has cut into prescribers who give out too many narcotics. There has been significantly too many opioid related deaths recently.