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Suggest Remedy For Lower Back Pain

Hi,

I've suffered with a bad back on and off for years. The lasttime it flaired up it lasted for around three weeks continuose I went to doctors said I'm fit and healthy and just percribed diclophenac if thats how you spell it and told me to take ibuprofen. Neither of them work the pain is horrendus. It's now flaired up again and even strong painkillers co-codemol 30/500 don't ease the pain. The pain is right accross my lower back into my hips and i've even got niggeling pains now downt the front of my left leg. Please help don't know how much more I can take.
Fri, 12 Dec 2014
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Complete bed rest for a certain period of time is the initial mode of treatment in low back pain. additionally, analgesic(diclofenac etc,) and other supportive medications should be taken for a certain period. you have to consider that low back pain is not always totally curabvle condition. Pain can be controlled by medication, exercise, weight reduction, lifestyle modification etc. And if the condition is not improving and impairing your activities of daily living then you have options like epidural injection and ultimately surgery. You need an MRI of LS spine to have the diagnosis pin pointed.
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Suggest Remedy For Lower Back Pain

Complete bed rest for a certain period of time is the initial mode of treatment in low back pain. additionally, analgesic(diclofenac etc,) and other supportive medications should be taken for a certain period. you have to consider that low back pain is not always totally curabvle condition. Pain can be controlled by medication, exercise, weight reduction, lifestyle modification etc. And if the condition is not improving and impairing your activities of daily living then you have options like epidural injection and ultimately surgery. You need an MRI of LS spine to have the diagnosis pin pointed.