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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Back Pain
im having pretty chronic back pain in my lower right back, sometimes causes spasm/pain when i breathe deeply. I also experience pretty chronic left lattisimus dorsi pain. The past two days however it has been hurting very bad in my whole back region. What are ways to relieve this pain? why do you think it is happening?
Mon, 8 Apr 2019
Hello,
As a Neurosurgeon, my opinion is that you initially need surgery to remove the herniations at the T5-6 and T6-7, because this seems to be the main contributor to your symptoms.
After that, physical therapy should be initiated (after one or two months) in order to get further improvement.
TENS also may be considered as a possibility after the surgery to address pain caused by other levels of degenerative disc disease.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon
As a Neurosurgeon, my opinion is that you initially need surgery to remove the herniations at the T5-6 and T6-7, because this seems to be the main contributor to your symptoms.
After that, physical therapy should be initiated (after one or two months) in order to get further improvement.
TENS also may be considered as a possibility after the surgery to address pain caused by other levels of degenerative disc disease.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon
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