Treatment Reviews:  Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID) 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
Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID)
3.4
2 3

Cases  


  • ruup4asmile
  • Female
  • 41 years old
  • 165 pounds
  • 5 Feet 5 Inches
 Helped a lot
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) + Glucosamine + Pain Killers (Analgesic) + Swimming + Weight Machines + Strengthening + Ice + Chiropractic + Massage Therapy + Physical Therapy + Hydrotherapy + Range of Motion Exercises + Heat Therapy + Weight Loss + Visualization and Thinking Therapy + Pressure + Diet Management + Muscle Relaxants + Exercise + Proper Posture + Psychotherapy For Depression (Talk Therapy) + Bed Rest + Individual Therapy + Motrin - Ibuprofen + Vicodin Medication + Ultram Medication + Daily Meditation + Back Support Brace + Neurontin - Gabapentin + Change of Sleeping Position + Naproxen Sodium - Aleve - Anaprox - Naprelan + Soma + Flexeril + New Shoes + Therapy Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation - TENS + Biofreeze + Spinal Decompression + Celebrex - Celecoxib + Icy Hot + Methadone + Percocet + Aspirin
Dates:  February 8, 2001 - Ongoing
Helpful?
 Helped a little
one person found this helpful

I was diagnosed with two degenerative discs in my lower back after lifting a ladder at work. The incident sent me to the emergency room and I was out of work for months. During my absence from work I received many different forms of treatment. The doctor put me on ...

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Treatment Combo:   Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID) + Glucosamine + Vitamins + Pain Killers (Analgesic)
Dates:  February 1, 2007 - Ongoing
Helpful?
  • samboyd
  • Male
  • 71 years old
  • 145 pounds
  • 5 Feet 6 Inches
 Helped a lot
1 of 2 people found this helpful

A generic medicine was given in order to relieve future pain.

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Treatment:   Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID)
Helpful?
 Helped a little

Given the cortisone, pain pills, and told to take NSAID's daily to relieve pain. Only treated pain for short times.

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Treatment Combo:   Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID) + Cortisone Injection + Pain Killers (Analgesic)
Helpful?
 Helped a little
one person found this helpful

I started wit DDD while in the Marine corps. It progressively got worse over the years to the point that my sciatica nerve was being crushed between 2 of the disc's. In total they fuse 4 discs and removed the sciatica nerve from between them. Since then 3 of the ...

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Treatment Combo:   Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID) + Pain Killers (Analgesic) + Swimming + Walking + Strengthening + Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery
Dates:  November 7, 2002 - Ongoing
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