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Suggest Treatment For Pain Due To Disc Degeneration
I am on Norco 10-325mg as of 4/21/14 1 to 2 by mouth as needed for pain. I have scoliosis in my neck, I had surgery in 1973. I m now 43 years old, the disc in my neck and my lower back are gone. I have seen two surgeons and either one recommend sugery on me again due to my walking again being 20%. I hurt everyday but since taking pills when I brush my teeth they bleed and my nose icthes. Can you suggest something for a daily problem?
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hi,
as you mentioned of the brief history of you with cervical and lumbar disc degenerative disease associated with scoliosis , I will recommend you to try physical therapy as it is non invasive and the use of therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy will help to control the symptoms. Along with it, you need to understand that the stability of the spine is more important even if you undergo surgery. As the stability of the spine helps avoid compression on the nerve roots and keep the normalcy of the spinal column. Also the correction of the scoliosis is of due importance as with correction of the scoliosis the symptom also gets lower.
for this a phsyical therapy will be of advice from me. My cases with similar cases have responded well as the implementation of the therapy was divided into short term and long term goals . it is ofcourse time consuming but if the patient indulges 100% then the results are excellent.
Also you should do regular breathing exercises and meditation. with the combination of these two an added feature of control of the mind and good oxygen in the body helps to heal most of the pains and aches. oxygen is the primary fuel for the functioning of the cellular mechanism.
For more details you can ask me a direct question.
With the grace of God I wish you a good health.
Regards.
Jay Indravadan Patel
as you mentioned of the brief history of you with cervical and lumbar disc degenerative disease associated with scoliosis , I will recommend you to try physical therapy as it is non invasive and the use of therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy will help to control the symptoms. Along with it, you need to understand that the stability of the spine is more important even if you undergo surgery. As the stability of the spine helps avoid compression on the nerve roots and keep the normalcy of the spinal column. Also the correction of the scoliosis is of due importance as with correction of the scoliosis the symptom also gets lower.
for this a phsyical therapy will be of advice from me. My cases with similar cases have responded well as the implementation of the therapy was divided into short term and long term goals . it is ofcourse time consuming but if the patient indulges 100% then the results are excellent.
Also you should do regular breathing exercises and meditation. with the combination of these two an added feature of control of the mind and good oxygen in the body helps to heal most of the pains and aches. oxygen is the primary fuel for the functioning of the cellular mechanism.
For more details you can ask me a direct question.
With the grace of God I wish you a good health.
Regards.
Jay Indravadan Patel
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