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Suggest Treatment For Back Pain Due To Degenerative Disc Disease
I have previously been diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, several diffused and bulging discs, spinal stenosis and a tumor on l1. This was a year ago, i never went to a spine specialist i simply got caught up with work and could not afford any time off. It has gtten much worse and i now have an appointment with a surgeon in a week. The pain is rapidly getting worse and today i can barely walk. I guess ny question is if i go to the er will they be able to ease the pain at all
Tue, 7 Oct 2014
Try Conservative measures like physiotherapy, use lumbosacral corset. Avoid bending forward and lifting heavy weight. Try tab pregaline and analgesics. If these measures fail or neuro deficit developed yen go for surgery.
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