Treatment Reviews: Exercise 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 |
Exercise |
3.5
|
1 | 1 |
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
- locustangel
- Female
- 1 years old
- 170 pounds
- 5 Feet 6 Inches
1 of 2 people found this helpful
I have tried a lot of different things to help my back. So far the Gastric bypass has helped the most. Ultram doesnt work very well for my back pain, but my doctor refuses to try anything else or give me anything stronger. I cannot take anti inflamitory drugs as ...
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Treatment Combo:
Vitamins
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Swimming
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Walking
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Physical Therapy
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Rest
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Heat Therapy
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Exercise
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Proper Posture
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Vicodin Medication
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Ultram Medication
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Change of Sleeping Position
Dates: April 25, 2005 - Ongoing
Dates: April 25, 2005 - Ongoing
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