Treatment Reviews:  Heat Therapy 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
 Heat Therapy
3.8
(5)
4 1

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  • ruup4asmile
  • Female
  • 41 years old
  • 165 pounds
  • 5 Feet 9 Inches
Lower back pain from rear-end collision
 Helped a lot
0 of 2 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
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  • locustangel
  • Female
  • 1 years old
  • 170 pounds
  • 5 Feet 6 Inches
Degenerative disc disease
 Helped a little
one person found this not 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 + Swimming + Walking + Physical Therapy + Rest + Heat Therapy + Exercise + Proper Posture + Vicodin Medication + Ultram Medication + Change of Sleeping Position
Dates:  April 25, 2005 - Ongoing
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My Experience With Receiving Treatment For Two Bulging Discs
 Helped a lot

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Treatment Combo:   Swimming + Strengthening + Ice + Chiropractic + Massage Therapy + Physical Therapy + Rest + Heat Therapy + Weight Loss
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Low Back Pain
 Helped a lot

Physical therapy and weight loss provied the most relief.

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Treatment Combo:   Ice + Physical Therapy + Traction + Stretching Treatment + Heat Therapy + Weight Loss + Epidural
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Degenerative Disc
 Helped a lot

When I was 15, my back went out one day and I was unable to stand at all. I later developed sharp pains in the lower back, and numbness and pain shooting down my left leg from the nerve pinching. After going to the doctor and being examined, I was ...

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Treatment Combo:   Swimming + Walking + Ball + Heat Therapy
Dates:  November 3, 2000 - Ongoing
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