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Back Pain: Medications

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  • Anesthetic or corticosteroid injections for low back pain

    02/06/08, Healthwise

    Local anesthesia is believed to break the cycle of pain that can cause you to become less physically active. Muscles that are not being exercised are more easily injured, so the irritated and injured muscles can cause more pain and spa

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  • Ketorolac

    07/12/07, Healthwise

    This medicine can increase your risk of life-threatening heart or circulation problems, including heart attack or stroke. This risk will increase the longer you use ketorolac. Do not use this medicine just before or after having heart bypass surgery

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  • Muscle relaxants for a herniated disc

    08/09/06, Healthwise

    Muscle relaxant medicines relax muscles and may help reduce pain in people who have muscle spasms.

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  • Muscle relaxants

    02/06/08, Healthwise

    The muscle-relaxing effects of these medicines are most likely the result of their ability to depress the central nervous system. They are also called sedatives.

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  • Anticonvulsants for chronic low back pain

    02/06/08, Healthwise

    Anticonvulsants are used to help control or prevent abnormal increases in brain electrical activity.

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  • Infliximab for ankylosing spondylitis

    05/18/07, Healthwise

    Infliximab can help reduce the symptoms and slow the progression of ankylosing spondylitis. Infliximab is an immunosuppressive medicine, which means that it reduces the activity in the body's immune system. Infliximab reduces the effec

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  • Opioids for spinal stenosis

    02/21/08, Healthwise

    Opioids are prescription narcotic medicines that are similar to pain-relieving substances naturally produced by the body (endorphins). Opioids suppress your perception of pain by reducing the number of pain signals sent by the ne

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  • Epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis

    02/21/08, Healthwise

    An epidural steroid injection (ESI) is a combination of a corticosteroid with a local anesthetic pain relief medicine. Corticosteroids are strong anti-inflammatory medicines used to relieve pain. The local anesthetic medicine helps giv

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  • Herniated Disc - Medications

    08/09/06, Healthwise

    Medicine is often used to treat pain caused by a herniated disc. Although medicine does not cure a herniated disc, it may reduce inflammation and pain and allow you to begin an exercise program that can strengthen your stomach and

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  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis - Medications

    02/21/08, Healthwise

    Treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis is done to relieve pain, numbness, and weakness in the legs and improve your ability to function and your quality of life. Medicine may be used to relieve the pain and inflammation caused by sp

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