Back Pain: Medications

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  • Anesthetic or corticosteroid injections for low back pain

    Article
    02/15/06, 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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  • Muscle relaxants for a herniated disc

    Article
    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

    Article
    02/15/06, Healthwise

    The muscle-relaxing effects of this class of medication 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

    Article
    02/15/06, Healthwise

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

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  • Infliximab for ankylosing spondylitis

    Article
    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

    Article
    03/07/06, Healthwise

    Opioids are prescription narcotic medications 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

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  • Epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis

    Article
    03/07/06, Healthwise

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

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  • Corticosteroids for a herniated disc

    Article
    08/09/06, Healthwise

    Corticosteroids may be given orally or injected into the spinal canal (epidural) or near a spinal nerve to treat herniated disc symptoms. These medicines may help reduce swelling and inflammation in the area surrounding the hernia

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  • Opioids for a herniated disc

    Article
    08/09/06, Healthwise

    Opioid medicines (narcotics) relieve pain by altering how the brain perceives pain.

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  • Herniated Disc - Medications

    Article
    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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