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Pain Management
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mehul Desaianswered
Pain Management 21 years experience
Maybe: There is no data to support this modality in low back pain, that doesn't mean that it doesn't work. Some people may respond to it.
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A 72-year-old member asked:
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Leg weakness: This scenario suggests extension related or change in posture related nerve compression. If persistent should be evaluated.
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A 18-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Not typically stress: Chronic low back pain of > 3-6 months is not likely from stress. Certainly musculoskeletal causes including sitting position and posture may contribut... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Unlikely: Although one chinese study demonstrated positive results efforts to reproduce the results in other populations have been discouraging.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Multiple causes: The causes are multiple, they include but are not limited to hemorrhoids, anal fissure, mass, spinal issues, prostate issues including infection. If t... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Definitely: This is an excellent way to address spondylolisthesis. Core stabilization and strengthening along with pelvic floor and low back strengthening togethe... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Lymphedema: You may wish to consult a physiatrist or pm&r specialist focusing on lymphedema.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Depends: A lot depends on positions that cause problems (bending forward or back). This has an impact in exercises that help. So if you have pain with sitting ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Depends: It may be used as a pain medication or to treat heroin addiction.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Depends: This may not mean anything. What's more important is are you having symptoms? If you are having neck or arm pain further treatment is likely warranted... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Symptoms: What are your symptoms? Typically if you have low back pain with sitting or leg pain in one or both legs that is a radiating shooting pain you may hav... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
See your doc: This is unlikely related to your low back. More likely related to urinary tract infection or a condition such as hemorrhoids.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Options: Pain related to spondylolisthesis may be related to lateral recess stenosis, facet pain, central stenosis, discogenic pain or pain from the instabilit... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Hard to say: Difficult to say but seems like a poor combination nevertheless.
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Possible: Do you have a reason why you are susceptible to shingles? This could be related and the first sign of another shingles outbreak.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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How?: How and when did this start? Was there trauma involved? Often posture and work can play a role.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Maybe: It is hard to predict. It depends on the magnitude of the initial injury and what you do to treat the injury.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Different: Sprains affect ligaments and connective tissue
strains affect muscles.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Couple of things: Anything from a slipped disc to arthritis to thoracic outlet syndrome (a compression of nerves from bone, muscles or even veins/arteries) can cause th... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Probably not: It may help transiently but typically not very effective for low back pain alone.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Yes: The only medications fda approved for intrathecal use for pain are morphine and ziconitide. Off label other opioids, local anesthetics and other medic... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Standing xrays: Standing xrays of the lumbar spine in flexion (bending forward) and extension (arching back) are best for evaluating both the misalignment and helping... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Hour: In general the manufacturers recommend an hour or less at a time. Most likely there is no danger with longer but i would follow those recommendations.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Yes: Commonly any other anti-inflammatories such as ibuprofen, advil, Naproxen all are affected by diclofenac.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Posture: Work on your posture particularly your pelvis, consider consulting a physical therapist.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
No standard answer: There is no specific starting dose although 5 mg is common. This medication is most intended for short term pain or for breakthrough pain.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Tylenol (acetaminophen): Percocet is oxycodone + tylenol, (acetaminophen) roxicodone is a generic name for oxycodone alone.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
No: A brace is very unlikely to help with sciatica. If you back muscles are weak, pt may help that and a back brace may be helpful for certain positions s... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Weaker: Tylenol (acetaminophen) #3 is tylenol (acetaminophen) plus codiene, roxicodone is oxycodone. It is more potent than tylenol (acetaminophen) #3.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Possibly: Depends on how you are using the word lumbago which essentially means low back pain. Low back pain is typically episodic and self-limiting. If you mea... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Many options: A treatment plan typically includes medications (antiinflammatories, etc), physical therapy and possibly epidural injections. Surgery may be needed if... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Acetominaphen: Tylenol (acetaminophen) as long is you can take it is a good supplementary medication. If that doesn't work consult your dentist.
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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Yes: Yes, headaches can be caused by high blood pressure.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Not stronger: Talwin (pentazocine) is not stronger than oxycontin. It sounds as though the cause of the pain should be identified rather than finding stronger drugs... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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May be the same: An epidural injection just indicates where the injection is delivered, this is typically what is meant by a cortisone injection, although cortisone in... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Yes: It is a commonly used anti-inflammatory medicine like Ibuprofen that also affects pain. In the us it requires a prescription.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Same thing: Solumedrol (methylprednisolone) is simply one version of an injectable cortisone.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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No difference: These terms are typically used interchangeably. Rheumatoid arthritis on the other hand is quite different from osteoarthritis in that it much more inf... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Core stabilization: Physical fitnes weight management and core stabilization as well as pelvic floor strengthening are likely important. Furthermore most people are worse... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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See your doctor: This is unusual particularly depending on when this occurred after the shot and where the shot was delivered. I would definitely discuss it with your ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Good question: Itching can be a particularly bothersome symptom of neuropathy is related to the specific damage to the nerves present in neuropathy.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Low back pain: Lumbago=low back pain
some people may also use it to describe mild lumbar disc degeneration.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Options: Antiinflammatories and tylenol (acetaminophen) are the first choice. Prescription strength medications are typically reserved for severe cases.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Yes: There is no reason that lumbago or low back pain should interfere with boogey boarding. Consider stretching first.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Hard to tell: Bulging discs are a normal part of aging. They can happen spontaneously or as a result of injury. Particularly between your late 20s and 50s you are b... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Small difference: These medications are related and only small differences exist between them.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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See your doc: Consider an evaluation with your primary physician. They can look into whether this is caused by something serious and also treat it appropriately.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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No relationship: There is unlikely to be a relationship between cramps and vi odin not working.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Multi possibilities: There are multiple possibilities. Anything from a stress fracture in the foot to a pinched nerve in your foot, leg or possibly even back. Talk to your... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Options.: You may also want to talk to a surgeon that does ankle transplants to see if this is an option for you.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I also take this medicine not exactly sure as to why except that's what my doc prescribed. But my feet have inflammtion...BAD. So he says.
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Thank you so much for the efforts you make in calming our nerves on conditions that would have otherwise been worsened.
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! I have Fibro, hypothyroid, and adrenal insufficiency. Oh, and diabetic
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