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Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain Caused Due To Spinal Stenosis And Arthritis

Hi my name is Tina , I have been dealing with pain for over 20 yrs now. I have degenerate disc disease, spinal stenosis an full of arthritis. Also 2 spinal surgerys that have failed. And now my knees are up for knee replacement surgery. I am in so much pain, I have been taking methadone for 16 yrs now I am on 8, 10 mg tabs a day an the docs will not up the meds or put me on something else for my pain they just want to keep giving me shots that don t help. They are not helping me. So I ask, what can I do or where can I go for help?
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Based on your condition and without many details on the treatment received it seems at no point of your management you have undertaken any kind of musculo-skeletal rehabilitation.An approach to any musculo-skeletal ailment involves a multi pronged approach of Physical therapy + lifestyle modifications(weight management if it is a contributory factor) + medications, if surgery is adviced then it is imperative to undergo pre-rehab and definitely post operative rehab for a successful outcome of surgery.Hence ,I would strongly recommend you to meet your GP/ primary care provider to review these issues rather than solely being dependent on medications to alleviate pain also medications always come with their share of side effects .
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain Caused Due To Spinal Stenosis And Arthritis

Based on your condition and without many details on the treatment received it seems at no point of your management you have undertaken any kind of musculo-skeletal rehabilitation.An approach to any musculo-skeletal ailment involves a multi pronged approach of Physical therapy + lifestyle modifications(weight management if it is a contributory factor) + medications, if surgery is adviced then it is imperative to undergo pre-rehab and definitely post operative rehab for a successful outcome of surgery.Hence ,I would strongly recommend you to meet your GP/ primary care provider to review these issues rather than solely being dependent on medications to alleviate pain also medications always come with their share of side effects .