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I live with back pain daily ..what is best medicine to help with pain. i have an mri back 2 months ago and it showed a collapsed disc.
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See below: The best medication would be a steroid injection. It sounds like you have degenerative disc disease. Blocks of the facet nerves would likely help.
Answered 6/18/2013
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