How to treat severe lower back pain? No relief with heating, ice pack and soothanol
Patient: Horrible low back pain that won't let up. 5th day. It is centered above my buttocks. Dead center and nothing helps it. I've done heat, ice, bio freeze, soothanol x2, flex aril, 10 mg vicodin x2 at a time, soma? I have tried it all. It is horrendous. Scale of 1-10 a definite 9 Doctor: HiDont worry avoid sitting on hard surface.Have complete bed rest, followed by ice application and lumbar traction. Along with this if you are not a diabetic patient then short course of steroid in tapering dose will surely help you. Avoid weight lifting and forward bending.Thank youGet well soon.