Treatment Reviews:  Heat Therapy for Back Lower (Lumbar) Pain


Condition Treatment Average Result Healed Helped
a Lot
Helped
a Little
No Change Made Worse
Back Lower (Lumbar) Pain
Heat Therapy
3.5
2 3 4 1

Cases  


  • spc_kaun
  • Male
  • 36 years old
  • 185 pounds
  • 6 Feet 1 Inches
 Made worse

Any sort of stretching exercises only exacerbate the problem

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Treatment Combo:   Cortisone Injection + Ice + Stretching Treatment + Heat Therapy + Motrin - Ibuprofen
Helpful?
 Helped a little

historic treatment description

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Treatment Combo:   Ice + Massage Therapy + Heat Therapy + Exercise + Proper Posture + Change of Sleeping Position
Helpful?
 Helped a lot

The heat pack was used on a daily basis for a period of one week. It seemed to help a lot.

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Treatment:   Heat Therapy
Helpful?
  • nessa
  • Female
  • 29 years old
  • 197 pounds
  • 5 Feet 2 Inches
 Helped a little

Started after a fall down a flight of stairs.

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Treatment Combo:   Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID) + Pain Killers (Analgesic) + Rest + Heat Therapy + Bed Rest + Motrin - Ibuprofen + Vicodin Medication
Dates:  March 22, 2001 - Ongoing
Helpful?
  • denabix
  • Female
  • 41 years old
  • 160 pounds
  • 5 Feet 8 Inches
 Helped a lot

I was experiencing back pain after doing more physical work than I normally do at my job. I made an appointment with my doctor to make sure it was just general pain and not something more serious. He diagnosed me with general lower back pain from overexertion. My doctor recommended ...

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Treatment Combo:   Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID) + Ice + Rest + Heat Therapy
Dates:  March 8, 2010 - March 13, 2010
Helpful?
  • riz
  • Female
  • 5 Feet 3 Inches
 Healed

Last week i got a lower back pain due to the whole day working at the office because i need to overtime,the result i got a terrible lower back pain.So i decided to take a break, i got 2 days leave on my work.I rest my back of course there`s ...

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Treatment Combo:   Ice + Massage Therapy + Rest + Heat Therapy
Dates:  October 30, 2010 - November 1, 2010
Helpful?
  • ASTER
  • Female
  • 27 years old
  • 180 pounds
  • 5 Feet 7 Inches
 Helped a lot
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There is a long history of back problems in my family, and being so I threw out my back for the first time at the age of 23. It took me about two weeks to realize that the pain was not going to go away on it's own, regardless of ...

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Treatment Combo:   Glucosamine + Yoga + Ice + Chiropractic + Massage Therapy + Micro current + Stretching Treatment + Heat Therapy + Pressure + Proper Posture + Change of Sleeping Position
Dates:  April 21, 2008 - Ongoing
Helpful?
 Healed
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My right leg i found out about 5 years ago is about 3/4 inches shorter than my left. I was playing football in high school at the time and was having back problems. This cause me to go to the physical therapist to find out my condition.

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Treatment Combo:   Running + Dumbells + Strengthening + Ice + Stretching Treatment + Heat Therapy + Exercise
Dates:  September 16, 2001 - Ongoing
Helpful?
  • snochan15
  • Female
  • 23 years old
  • 210 pounds
  • 5 Feet 7 Inches
 Helped a little

It all started in about 4th grade. I had twisted the wrong way while taking a bath and ended up being nearly paralyzed on the couch for two days straight because I had pinched a nerve or muscle so badly. When I was in about 7th grade, I took the ...

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Treatment Combo:   Ice + Stretching Treatment + Heat Therapy + Weight Loss + Pressure
Dates:  January 1, 2000 - Ongoing
Helpful?
 Helped a little

I was going into work the day my accident occurred. I worked at a restaurant where i worked had a drain on the floor where sometimes the water would come up and the floor would get wet and most the time you are to clean it up after so no ...

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Treatment Combo:   Chiropractic + Massage Therapy + Stretching Treatment + Heat Therapy
Dates:  September 9, 1991 - Ongoing
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