Treatment Reviews: Weight Loss for Back Lower (Lumbar) Osteoarthritis - Degenerative Disc Disease
| Condition | Treatment | Average Result | Healed | Helped a Lot |
Helped a Little |
No Change | Made Worse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Lower (Lumbar) Osteoarthritis - Degenerative disc disease |
Weight Loss |
3.6
|
3 | 2 |
Cases
- ruup4asmile
- Female
- 41 years old
- 165 pounds
- 5 Feet 5 Inches
2 of 4 people found this helpful
I was rear-ended about ten years ago and suffered some acute lower back pain along with the usual neck and should injuries associated with a rear-end collision. I spent several months in physical therapy learning how to strengthen my back and receiving massage therapy and stimulation by the use of ...
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Treatment Combo:
Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID)
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Glucosamine
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Pain Killers (Analgesic)
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Swimming
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Weight Machines
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Strengthening
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Ice
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Chiropractic
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Massage Therapy
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Physical Therapy
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Hydrotherapy
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Range of Motion Exercises
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Heat Therapy
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Weight Loss
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Visualization and Thinking Therapy
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Pressure
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Diet Management
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Muscle Relaxants
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Exercise
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Proper Posture
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Psychotherapy For Depression (Talk Therapy)
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Bed Rest
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Individual Therapy
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Motrin - Ibuprofen
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Vicodin Medication
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Ultram Medication
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Daily Meditation
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Back Support Brace
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Neurontin - Gabapentin
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Change of Sleeping Position
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Naproxen Sodium - Aleve - Anaprox - Naprelan
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Soma
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Flexeril
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New Shoes
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Therapy Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation - TENS
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Biofreeze
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Spinal Decompression
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Celebrex - Celecoxib
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Icy Hot
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Methadone
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Percocet
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Aspirin
Dates: February 8, 2001 - Ongoing
Dates: February 8, 2001 - Ongoing
one person found this helpful
I will be 32 July 2010, and I feel like I could be turning 60. I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, osteoarthritis, spondylolisthesis, narrowing of the spinal canal "officially" in November 2008, but I have been suffering the effects since about 2000 after 3 car accidents where we were ...
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Treatment Combo:
Pain Killers (Analgesic)
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Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery
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Weight Loss
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Epidural
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Flexeril
Dates: July 4, 2000 - Ongoing
Dates: July 4, 2000 - Ongoing
- locustangel
- Female
- 1 years old
- 170 pounds
- 5 Feet 6 Inches
2 of 2 people found this helpful
historic treatment description
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Treatment Combo:
Pain Killers (Analgesic)
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Chiropractic
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Massage Therapy
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Weight Loss
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Medical Cannabis - Marijuana
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Gastric Bypass Surgery
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Naproxen Sodium - Aleve - Anaprox - Naprelan
- cabmgmnt
- Female
- 2 years old
historic treatment description
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Treatment Combo:
Swimming
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Strengthening
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Ice
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Chiropractic
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Massage Therapy
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Physical Therapy
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Rest
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Heat Therapy
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Weight Loss
Physical therapy and weight loss provied the most relief.
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Treatment Combo:
Ice
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Physical Therapy
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Traction
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Stretching Treatment
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Heat Therapy
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Weight Loss
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Epidural
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