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Suggest Remedy For Back Pain Caused By Muscle Spasms

I have lower back pain result of muscle spasm and trapped nerve. Have been perscribed Amitriptyline 10mg tab ulm to be taken anhour or 2 before bedtime. Will this help untrap nerve or is it just pain killer? Am also on solpadol 500mg 4 times a day and find pain under control...so why do I need Amitriptyline?
posted on Mon, 16 Nov 2015
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dear friend

neither of the two drugs will release the trapped nerve or release the muscle spasm,

they will definitely control the pain very well.

you may discuss with your treating physician and explore the option of stopping solpadol as it contains an opioid analgesic instead try a combination of muscle relaxant and NSAID say thiocolchicide or chlorbenzaperin or chlorzoxazone with aceclofenac and paracetamol , this combination will help release the muscle spasm and also pain.
intensive back physiotherapy along with it will certainly help you recover completely.
but please make sure the condition does not have any other causative reason.
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Suggest Remedy For Back Pain Caused By Muscle Spasms

dear friend neither of the two drugs will release the trapped nerve or release the muscle spasm, they will definitely control the pain very well. you may discuss with your treating physician and explore the option of stopping solpadol as it contains an opioid analgesic instead try a combination of muscle relaxant and NSAID say thiocolchicide or chlorbenzaperin or chlorzoxazone with aceclofenac and paracetamol , this combination will help release the muscle spasm and also pain. intensive back physiotherapy along with it will certainly help you recover completely. but please make sure the condition does not have any other causative reason.