My husband's had a spinal fusion and a spinal cord stimulator (wonderful device) implanted but he still have pain in his lumbar. He's had chiropracty, osteopathy, electrofied acupuncture, watsu, every drug you can think of, physical therapy, trans-cutaneous nerve stimulation, pain relief patches (lido and fentynyl), electronic muscle stimulation, pool therapy, nitro paste, and I'm sure I missed a few. What are you all doing for your chronis back pain?
A pain management specialist can inject a steroidal solution into the region that's painful -- often this will last for months -- it helps to lessen inflamation and pain on the nerves. You'll probably have to ask for a referral or call the hospital to make an appointment -- there aren't a huge number of pain management anesthesiologists in private practice. |
