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How To Treat Osteoporosis Despite Taking Pain Killers?

Hi my mother has osteoarthritis in the hip and is currently receiving prescription pain killers which are helping but she has been taking them for months now and the pain is still there 80 percent off the time.She also goes to physio once a wk, is there anything else we can do to help.Thanks
Fri, 28 Jun 2019
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Hello,

She can possibly change to a stronger pain killer medication. Also, antipsychotic drugs can help her to cope with pain. Taking prednisone or corticosteroid injections can help her also.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Olgeta Xhufka, General & Family Physician
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How To Treat Osteoporosis Despite Taking Pain Killers?

Hello, She can possibly change to a stronger pain killer medication. Also, antipsychotic drugs can help her to cope with pain. Taking prednisone or corticosteroid injections can help her also. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Olgeta Xhufka, General & Family Physician