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Chiropractic VS physical therapy----NEED ANSWERS PLEASE!!
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 506345" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I was going to also suggest you get into a pain specialist at this point. You have been on pain medications long enough to qualify. Flexeril is just about useless in my book. Robaxin is a bit better but not a whole lot. At this point you most likely need something along the lines of zanaflex. As far as the NSAID itself, I would actually go with Voltaren Gel because it wont go through your stomach and innards. It is a gel that you apply straight to the areas that are bothering you and it helps immensely. Trust me on that one. One less pill to swallow is also good. However I also take ketoprofen along with it but the docs arent thrilled with that. I really shouldnt take two NSAIDS at the same time but I am in enough pain to choke a horse so I am somewhat pushy. </p><p></p><p>If you can manage the MRI, then I think I would do it for your lower back. You may have very well thrown out a disc walking or favoring that one leg that had surgery done on. I know that my right knee got a lot worse because I favored my left one for so long. Or your disc's were going anyway and this just gave them the push they needed to show up. It is not uncommon for people with degenerative joint disease to also have degenerative disc disease. Your ortho can give you a mild steroid shot in the dimples on your butt and you will feel so much better in a day or two. It doesnt hurt at all. Its a small shot like a flu shot. Not a huge needle. I get them every 3 months or so. </p><p></p><p>However if you go to a pain management place you could probably actually get put on morphine pills. That might actually help you some. They would be long acting and you would have breakthrough pain pills for anything that happened between times. </p><p></p><p>Just a suggestion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 506345, member: 1514"] I was going to also suggest you get into a pain specialist at this point. You have been on pain medications long enough to qualify. Flexeril is just about useless in my book. Robaxin is a bit better but not a whole lot. At this point you most likely need something along the lines of zanaflex. As far as the NSAID itself, I would actually go with Voltaren Gel because it wont go through your stomach and innards. It is a gel that you apply straight to the areas that are bothering you and it helps immensely. Trust me on that one. One less pill to swallow is also good. However I also take ketoprofen along with it but the docs arent thrilled with that. I really shouldnt take two NSAIDS at the same time but I am in enough pain to choke a horse so I am somewhat pushy. If you can manage the MRI, then I think I would do it for your lower back. You may have very well thrown out a disc walking or favoring that one leg that had surgery done on. I know that my right knee got a lot worse because I favored my left one for so long. Or your disc's were going anyway and this just gave them the push they needed to show up. It is not uncommon for people with degenerative joint disease to also have degenerative disc disease. Your ortho can give you a mild steroid shot in the dimples on your butt and you will feel so much better in a day or two. It doesnt hurt at all. Its a small shot like a flu shot. Not a huge needle. I get them every 3 months or so. However if you go to a pain management place you could probably actually get put on morphine pills. That might actually help you some. They would be long acting and you would have breakthrough pain pills for anything that happened between times. Just a suggestion. [/QUOTE]
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