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Treating chronic pain in back surgery

March 26, 2008 on 7:40 am | By admin | In Health & Fitness :: Medicine

Noninvasive non-drug pain management is available for treating back-related pain. Simple methods such as active and passive exercises, aerobics and nutritional planning are complemented by more complex manual chiropractic techniques, behavioral cognitive therapy, skin stimulation and electrotherapy. Noninvasive drugs are the next stage in pain management, offering pain alleviation for the duration of the treatment. Analgesics, aspirin and ibuprofen, muscle relaxants narcotics and antidepressants will be prescribed for neural pain. A for invasive pain management methods, the most common are injections (for diagnosing the exact locus of pain, or for extreme cases of chronic pain after surgery), followed by prolotherapy, implants and radiofrequency radioablation. You will need to consult with your physician on choosing the best method to relief chronic pain after back surgery.