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A 34-year-old female asked:

Been seeing a pain clinic 4 2 years & had many spinal facets & neck injections. they don't help! my dr won't give helpful pain meds w/o injections.

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Dr. Jovita Anyanwu
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Internal Medicine 32 years experience
chronic spinal pain : You seem to have chronic pain. You listed age seems young for the symptoms .It may be helpful to have a full work up. You may also benefit from psychological support and physical therapy.
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Dr. Heidi Fowler
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Psychiatry 27 years experience
One option that you: Can consider in addition is acupuncture. It is worth discussing with your pain specialist. Take care.
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