Back pain Treatments
Treatments for Back pain
The following treatments are listed for Back pain
in our knowledge base:
Alternative Treatments for Back pain
Alternative treatments, home remedies, other other complementary therapies that have been listed as possibly helpful for Back pain in various sources may include:
- Correct posture while sitting, standing, driving
- Sleep on your back
- Core strengthening exercise
- Methysulfonylmethane (MSM)
- Chiropractic medicine
- Rest
- Methyl salicylate cream
- Capsaicin
- Bromelain
- Valerian
- S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe)
- Acupuncture
- Turmeric
- Ginger
- Mahanarayan oil
- Guggul
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- LNA (alpha-linolenic acid)
- EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid)
- DHA (docosahexaenoic acid)
- GLA (gamma-linolenic acid)
- Evening primrose oil
- Avoid hydrogenated oils
- Acupressure
- Hara breathing
- Mind-body exercise
- Relaxation
- Acupressure on inside creases of knees, knees bent, lying on your back
- Swimming in warm water
- Waterbed
- Sleep with behind knee support
- Sleep on your side with knee support
- White willow bark-by mouth
- Visualization therapy
- Inversion therapy
- Tai Chi
- Yogaraj guggulu
- Musta in warm water
- Tagara (valerian) in warm water
- Mahanarayan oil massage
- Ginger powder paste
- Mahanarayan oil bath
- Dashamoola in sesame oil enema
- Yoga
- Ayurvedic dietary changes
- Meditation
- Avoid high-heeled shoes
- Low-impact or no-impact exercise
- Stretching
- Ayurvedic cleansing program (panchakarma)
- Hypericum homeopathic remedy
- Bryonia homeopathic remedy
- Rhus tox homeopathic remedy
- Calcarea carbonica homeopathic remedy
- Natrum sulph homeopathic remedy
- Mag phos homeopathic remedy
- Ruta homeopathic remedy
- Lycopodium homeopathic remedy
- Graphites homeopathic remedy
- Kali carbonicum homeopathic remedy
- Arnica homeopathic remedy
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g. aspirin or ibuprofen)
- Soft brush strokes over feet, legs and back
- Chinese folk remedies
- Spinach juice
- Healing touch therapy
- Yu Nan Bai Yao Chinese herb
- Cupping
- Lie on back with knees bent and feet on chair
- Stretch the back leg muscles (e.g. hamstring and calf)
Drugs and Medications used to treat Back pain:
Some of the drugs and medications used in the treatment of Back pain may include:
Latest treatments for Back pain
The following medications/drugs/procedures are some of the latest treatments for Back pain:
Treatments for Causes of Back pain
Review the treatment information pages for various causes of Back pain:
- Slipped disc
- Shingles
- Cervical spondylosis
- Osteomalacia
- Spinal cancer
- Peptic ulcers
- Crohn's disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Endometriosis - lower back pain
- Uterine cancer
- Tuberculosis
- Dengue
- Break-bone fever
- Spinal stenosis - back pain
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Undulant fever
- Syphilis
- Yaws
- Weil's disease
- Chronic meningitis
- Osteoid osteoma
- Ependymoma - back pain
- Glioma
- Angioma
- Meningioma
- Lipoma
- Hodgkin's disease
- Ankylosing spondylitis - lower back pain
- Reiter's syndrome - back pain
- Psoriasis
- Whipple's disease
- Polymyositis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica - lower back pain
- Paget's disease of bone - back pain
- Scheuermann's disease - backache
- Pelvic abscess
- Uterine tumor
- Pancreatic carcinoma
- Hydronephrosis
- Pyelitis
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Acuteleukemia
- Appendicitis
- Spinal neoplasm
- Fracture
- Prolapsed uterus
- Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Prostate cancer - lower back pain
- Spondylosis - lower back pain
- Transverse myelitis - lower back pain
- Discitis - back pain
- Cauda equina syndrome - pain in the back
- Pancreatitis, chronic
- Pancreatic cancer - upper back pain
- Bone metastases
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Colorectal cancer
- Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell - backache
- Adenosarcoma of the uterus - back pain
- Alternating Bowel Habit IBS - Backache
- Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - back pain
- Back sprain - back pain
- Back tumour - back pain
- Bacterial endocarditis - back pain
- Biliary tract cancer - back pain
- Blood cancer - back pain
- Carcinomatous meningitis - back pain
- Chlamydia - lower back pain
- Colorectal Polyps - lower back pain
- Combat stress reaction - backache
- Congenital bronchogenic cyst - back pain
- Constipation-predominant IBS - Backache
- Degenerative Disc Disease - lower back pain
- Depressive disorders - backaches
- Desmoplastic small round cell tumor - back pain
- Diarrhea-predominant IBS - Backache
- Endometrial stromal sarcoma - back pain
- Esophageal carcinoma - back pain
- Facet syndrome - back pain
- Glassy cell carcinoma of the cervix - back pain
- Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Cancer - lower back pain
- Herniated disc - lower back pain
- Hip cancer - back pain
- Leukemia, mast-cell - lower back pain
- Lower back sprain - lower back pain
- Lumbago - back pain relieved by rest
- Malignant mixed Mullerian tumor - back pain
- Mesothelioma, adult malignant - back pain
- Mesothelioma, adult malignant -- pleural - back pain
- Multifocal fibrosclerosis - lower back pain
- Nerve sheath neoplasm - back pain
- Neuroectodermal tumors primitive - back pain
- Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix - backache
- Occupational Cancer -- Liver cancer - Abdominal pain extends to back and shoulder
- Ovarian carcinosarcoma - back pain
- Pancreatic Acinar Cell Tumors - back pain
- Polycystic kidney disease - Pain in the back
- Porphyria - back pain
- Renal abscess - back pain
- Renal Cell Carcinoma 2 - lower back pain
- Renal Cell Carcinoma 3 - lower back pain
- Renal Cell Carcinoma 4 - lower back pain
- Renal cell carcinoma, papillary, familial - lower back pain
- Renal cell carcinoma, papillary, hereditary - lower back pain
- Renal cell carcinoma, papillary, sporadic - lower back pain
- Renal colic - pain in the small of the back
- Renal pelvis and ureter, transitional cell cancer - back pain
- Rheumatism - back pain
- Solitary Plasmacytoma of Bone - back pain
- Somatoform Disorders - back pain
- Spinal AVM - back pain
- Spinal Cord Tumor - back pain
- Stress - back ache
- Swayback - back pain
- Syringomyelia - back pain
- Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome - lower back pain
- Type I spinal osteoporosis - back pain
- Upper back sprain - upper back pain
- Urinary tract infections (child) - back pain
- Uterine fibroids - low back pain
- Uterine leiomyoma - lower back pain
- Vaginal atresia - back pain
- Viral prostatitis - low back pain
- Vitamin C Overdose - severe back pain
- Whiplash - back pain
- Whiplash Injuries - lower back pain
- Chat room addiction - back aches
- Computer addiction - back aches
- Gaming addiction - back aches
- Sickle Cell Anemia - back pain
More causes: not all possible causes for Back pain are listed above; for a full list refer to causes of Back pain.
Treatment Notes
Only your doctor can advise whether any of these treatments are appropriate
for your specific medical situation.
Always discuss all treatment options with your doctor before
making a decision,
including whether to start or discontinue any treatment plan.
Conditions listing medical symptoms: Back pain:
The following list of conditions
have 'Back pain' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
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Conditions listing medical complications: Back pain:
The following list of medical conditions have 'Back pain'
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