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Suggest Remedy For Pain In Lower Back When On Oxycodone
Question: Hello, I have nerve pain in my lower back, L4- L5. 30 yrs of construction and golf. I take 20 mgs of oxy something. Twice a day. And 3 x 5 mgs of oxycodone. I think after 2 yrs, I may have become tolerant to these drugs. They don't work, stop the pain in my lower back, as well as before. 1.5 yrs now. My question is, can I clean out my body quickly so the drugs work as effectively as before, so I don't have to increase the dosage?
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Brief Answer:
Get muscle relaxants prescribed.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
To clean the body you will have to remain drug free for at least 6 weeks. It is best to change the medicine after consulting an orthopedician.
The main treatment of such problem is bed rest along with pain killers and muscle relaxants. Muscle relaxants can help with your symptoms if used in appropriate dosage in combination with a potent analgesic. You can get these prescribed from your orthopedician.
Local analgesic gels and hot fomentation may provide a short term relief. You can use analgesic gels like Volini gel. Exercise is not advisable in the times of acute pain.
Using an LS contour belt of appropriate size might be helpful in providing support to back muscles.
Physiotherapy also plays a major role in treating such conditions. Epidural steroid injections have been used if oral pain killers are not very effective.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Get muscle relaxants prescribed.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
To clean the body you will have to remain drug free for at least 6 weeks. It is best to change the medicine after consulting an orthopedician.
The main treatment of such problem is bed rest along with pain killers and muscle relaxants. Muscle relaxants can help with your symptoms if used in appropriate dosage in combination with a potent analgesic. You can get these prescribed from your orthopedician.
Local analgesic gels and hot fomentation may provide a short term relief. You can use analgesic gels like Volini gel. Exercise is not advisable in the times of acute pain.
Using an LS contour belt of appropriate size might be helpful in providing support to back muscles.
Physiotherapy also plays a major role in treating such conditions. Epidural steroid injections have been used if oral pain killers are not very effective.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
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