Hello my husband has been living with severe backpain for over a year now and is in need of help with remedies or something. Weve had an MRI and they said it looked like minor arthritis and a small ammount of deteriorating disks. he is currently on Darvocet 100/650 and it isnt really cutting it. Here is what the doctors have tried.
Gabopentin- doesnt touch the pain at all or help in any way
Vicodin- doesnt work for him
Tens unit- barely works, doesnt take pain away
relafen- doesnt work for him
lidocain patches- doesnt work for him
phentynol patches- makes him sick when he goes in any heat
or sun
ice- he doesnt like it
What can we do? I know there has to be alot of people going through this that may be able to help. Chiropractor hasnt helped, pain management hasnt helped, he says physical therapy wont work and I dont know what to do.
#1 by integrag on January 20, 2010 - 6:38 am
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I know you said that you have tried an chiropractor, but perhaps you should try another. I occasionally have lots of back pain, and i find that going to a chiropractor who is also a kinestiologist works great. A kinestiologist also focuses on the muscles and how they are working, rather than just checking to see if your bones are aligned properly. With my experience, I was having back problems because 2 of my muscles werent working properly, so my back was always overcompensating for them, thus resulting in pain. In a few weeks I was able to get those muscles working again, and I’ve been better ever since. If you havent tried it, its worth a shot. The worst that can happen is that it doesnt work for you.
#2 by hmark on January 20, 2010 - 6:59 am
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I’m sure your doctor or orthopedic doctor must have offered possible surgery as an option. Degenerative disc disease is a serious condition of which will affect him for years to come. Drug medications only dulls the pains, and not all of it. If he does not want to become addicted to this line of medicine, then perhaps, an alternative approach may help. Try finding a naturopath in your area if possible. They are connected with some insurance, not all, so check with your insurance for your options. Unlike conventional medicine which treats the “symptoms of the illness,” alternative medicine deals with the body as a whole, how one system may affect others and so forth. But it treats the actual illness. Also bear in mind, unlike conventional medicines which addresses the symptoms faster, alternative medicine heal the body, not just the area affected.
Basically, this is an alternative to spending your life taking drugs.
#3 by erik w on January 20, 2010 - 12:58 pm
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Hi… sounds exactly like what I’m going through. I’m unable to sit anymore from the pain. It’s really complicating my ability to work. Standing isn’t much better. Ask him if he’s had problems with standing and sitting in particular. I bet he says yes. Generally, these are signs of annular tears or internal disc disruption. A very difficult problem to manage… Try looking at chiro geek’s website: http://www.chirogeek.com/003_IDD-Tutorial.htm he has done a really good job with describing this problem and how he’s had to deal with it….