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Suggest Remedies For Bulging Disk
Question: What can be done to relieve the massive pain mark show L1/2 posterior bulging of the disk is seen encroaching on the anterior substantive space
Brief Answer:
pain management clinic for nerve injections and ablations
Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
Once it gets to that point where there is so much pain, generally some type of intervention is required. Pain management doctors are very skilled at giving steroid and anti-inflammatory injections at the specific location of pain. They can inject medication that surrounds the nerve that is causing the pain. The medication will help the inflammation go down as well as control the pain. Pain management doctors also can burn the nerve ending so that the nerve does not go to the spot where the pain is. They do at the exact same way they do the injections. Burning the end of the nerve does not have any side effects. It generally last for about nine to 18 months in some people. It is very effective and efficient at controlling pain. Most people will get very good benefit from the injection. The people that do not get good benefit from the injection usually require nerve ablation or burning. Burning sounds scary but it that it is actually very benign. I would highly recommend trying to get in to a pain management clinic.
The alternative would be to use a fentanyl or lidocaine patch. These patches are both very effective at controlling pain. You can apply the patch directly to the spot where the pain is. You can also try Aspercreme or voltaren gel. Tylenol and ibuprofen are both very beneficial and controlling pain and inflammation. Some people get really good benefit from acupuncture. You can also try heat and massage whichare good options because you can do them almost unlimited times.
pain management clinic for nerve injections and ablations
Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
Once it gets to that point where there is so much pain, generally some type of intervention is required. Pain management doctors are very skilled at giving steroid and anti-inflammatory injections at the specific location of pain. They can inject medication that surrounds the nerve that is causing the pain. The medication will help the inflammation go down as well as control the pain. Pain management doctors also can burn the nerve ending so that the nerve does not go to the spot where the pain is. They do at the exact same way they do the injections. Burning the end of the nerve does not have any side effects. It generally last for about nine to 18 months in some people. It is very effective and efficient at controlling pain. Most people will get very good benefit from the injection. The people that do not get good benefit from the injection usually require nerve ablation or burning. Burning sounds scary but it that it is actually very benign. I would highly recommend trying to get in to a pain management clinic.
The alternative would be to use a fentanyl or lidocaine patch. These patches are both very effective at controlling pain. You can apply the patch directly to the spot where the pain is. You can also try Aspercreme or voltaren gel. Tylenol and ibuprofen are both very beneficial and controlling pain and inflammation. Some people get really good benefit from acupuncture. You can also try heat and massage whichare good options because you can do them almost unlimited times.
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