Treatments for Chronic Back Pain
Chronic back pain used to be something patients just had to live with.
In recent years, however, researchers have learned a lot about pain and its physiological and psychological basis which has lead to pain management treatments that can provide either partial or constant relief.
Pain in the upper or lower back is a common concern affecting 90% of Americans at some point in their lives.
Back pain is not a disease but a symptom of a variety of different processes.
Back pain can have many underlying reasons but they can be difficult to determine.
There are three primary types of pain management: non-invasive non-drug pain management, non-invasive pharmacological pain management and invasive pain management.
Non-invasive, non drug pain management would include, exercises, physical therapy, spinal adjustments or electrotherapy.
Non-invasive, pharmacological pain management would include narcotic pain medications, anti-inflammatory medications, anti-depressants or muscle relaxers.
Invasive pain management would be surgery, injections or implants.
You and your doctor together will have to decide which treatment is best for you depending on the severity of your pain.
If the previously mentioned methods are not right for you there are some alternatives.
Often times, people turn to acupuncture to relieve pain and have seen significant reductions in their level of pain.
Capsaisin cream is another alternative that could work on your pain.
If your back pain is muscular based, it can sometimes be caused by a vitamin D deficiency so adding vitamin D supplements to you diet can help.
Yoga and massage therapy have helped many back pain sufferers find relief.
There are so many treatments available now you can definitely find relief, it is just a matter of which remedy will work for you to keep you functioning your best.
Finding an alternative for you back pain is not such a bad idea if possible.
Lately, those using prescriptions drugs to ease the pain are easily becoming addicted to the medication and creating way more problems for themselves and their families.
Many doctors are prescribing opioids for back pain as a very last resort for treatment after recommending the exercise and everything else.
This is due to the recent rise in addictions and dependencies to these drugs.
It would help the doctors tremendously if they could determine who was at risk for these heavy addictions but it is impossible for them to tell.
You know better than anyone if you have an addictive personality.
If you do, prescription drug therapy is not right for you.
Let your doctor know that up front and he can help you find a treatment that can work for you.
There are so many options out there you can rest assure there is one for you too that does not have to include opioids.
In recent years, however, researchers have learned a lot about pain and its physiological and psychological basis which has lead to pain management treatments that can provide either partial or constant relief.
Pain in the upper or lower back is a common concern affecting 90% of Americans at some point in their lives.
Back pain is not a disease but a symptom of a variety of different processes.
Back pain can have many underlying reasons but they can be difficult to determine.
There are three primary types of pain management: non-invasive non-drug pain management, non-invasive pharmacological pain management and invasive pain management.
Non-invasive, non drug pain management would include, exercises, physical therapy, spinal adjustments or electrotherapy.
Non-invasive, pharmacological pain management would include narcotic pain medications, anti-inflammatory medications, anti-depressants or muscle relaxers.
Invasive pain management would be surgery, injections or implants.
You and your doctor together will have to decide which treatment is best for you depending on the severity of your pain.
If the previously mentioned methods are not right for you there are some alternatives.
Often times, people turn to acupuncture to relieve pain and have seen significant reductions in their level of pain.
Capsaisin cream is another alternative that could work on your pain.
If your back pain is muscular based, it can sometimes be caused by a vitamin D deficiency so adding vitamin D supplements to you diet can help.
Yoga and massage therapy have helped many back pain sufferers find relief.
There are so many treatments available now you can definitely find relief, it is just a matter of which remedy will work for you to keep you functioning your best.
Finding an alternative for you back pain is not such a bad idea if possible.
Lately, those using prescriptions drugs to ease the pain are easily becoming addicted to the medication and creating way more problems for themselves and their families.
Many doctors are prescribing opioids for back pain as a very last resort for treatment after recommending the exercise and everything else.
This is due to the recent rise in addictions and dependencies to these drugs.
It would help the doctors tremendously if they could determine who was at risk for these heavy addictions but it is impossible for them to tell.
You know better than anyone if you have an addictive personality.
If you do, prescription drug therapy is not right for you.
Let your doctor know that up front and he can help you find a treatment that can work for you.
There are so many options out there you can rest assure there is one for you too that does not have to include opioids.
