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Cortisone Injection for Lower Back Pain

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  • Anonymous Lower Back Pain

    • Age 55+
    • Male
    • 135 lbs
    • 5' 10"
    • Milton Massachusetts
    17
    Oct2020
    • Injury Status Recovering
    • Back pain interfere with sleep Never
    • Physical activity per week 4-8 hours
    • How much did pain interfere with your day-to-day activities in the past week? Somewhat
    • Have you been off work or unemployed due to low-back pain? Not at all
    • Have you felt depressed or hopeless in the last 7 days? Rarely
    • How much did pain interfere with your enjoyment of life in the past week? A little bit
    • What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? Mild
    • Chronicity 18+ Months
    • Back pain interfere with your personal care (washing, dressing etc) Sometimes
    • Back pain interference with travel Not at all
    • Marital Status Married
    • Employment Status Employed
    • Tobacco Use No
    • Alcohol Use Rare
    • Pain level (1-10) 2
    • Pain areas Left leg, Lower back right

    Treatment Ratings

      Almost Cured
      Gokhale Method
      Improved
      Strengthening Exercises, Home Exercise Program
      Not Improved
      Massage, Chiropractor,

    The Gokhale Method is by fR THE BEST TREATMENT I HAVE TRIEF FOR MY BACK

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  • Anonymous Lower Back Pain

    • Age 55+
    • Female
    • 130 lbs
    • 5' 6"
    • Closter, New jersey
    03
    Apr2020
    • Injury Status In Pain
    • What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? Mild
    • Physical activity per week 8+ hours
    • How much did pain interfere with your day-to-day activities in the past week? A little bit
    • Have you been off work or unemployed due to low-back pain? Not at all
    • Have you felt depressed or hopeless in the last 7 days? Never
    • How much did pain interfere with your enjoyment of life in the past week? A little bit
    • Chronicity 4 - 6 Months
    • Back pain interfere with sleep Sometimes
    • Back pain interfere with your personal care (washing, dressing etc) Not at all
    • Back pain interference with travel Not at all
    • Marital Status Married
    • Employment Status Retired
    • Tobacco Use No
    • Alcohol Use Rare
    • Additional Diagnosis/Symptoms Scoliosis
    • Pain areas Left shoulder front, Behind the left shoulder, Between shoulder blades

    Treatment Ratings

      Improved
      Physical Therapy, Gokhale Method, Swimming, Mattress Change, Yoga, Strengthening Exercises, Stretching, Chiropractor, Acupuncture, Massage
      Not Improved
      Cortisone Injection, Walking/Hiking

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  • Anonymous Lower Back Pain

    • Age 55+
    • Female
    • 160 lbs
    • 4' 11"
    • NY
    24
    Feb2020
    • Injury Status In Pain
    • What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? Discomforting
    • Physical activity per week 0-4 hours
    • How much did pain interfere with your day-to-day activities in the past week? Quite a bit
    • Have you been off work or unemployed due to low-back pain? Yes, for over a year
    • Have you felt depressed or hopeless in the last 7 days? Often
    • How much did pain interfere with your enjoyment of life in the past week? Quite a bit
    • Chronicity 4 - 6 Months
    • Back pain interfere with sleep Sometimes
    • Back pain interfere with your personal care (washing, dressing etc) Not at all
    • Back pain interference with travel Sometimes
    • Marital Status Widowed
    • Employment Status Retired
    • Tobacco Use No
    • Alcohol Use None
    • Additional Diagnosis/Symptoms Osteoarthritis (arthritis), Spinal Stenosis, Degenerative Disc Disease
    • Additional conditions Arthrithis, High blood pressure

    Treatment Ratings

      Improved
      Rest, Weight loss, Heat, Mattress Change
      Not Improved
      Physical Therapy, Cortisone Injection, Acetaminophen (Tylenol), Stretching, Epidural

    WALKING

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  • Lindsay Lower Back Pain

    • Age 35-54
    • Female
    • 150 lbs
    • 5' 4"
    • Zurich, Switzerland
    16
    Feb2020
    • Injury Status In Pain
    • Sitting without having to change position 10 minutes
    • Physical activity per week 4-8 hours
    • How much did pain interfere with your day-to-day activities in the past week? A little bit
    • Have you been off work or unemployed due to low-back pain? Yes, under 1 month
    • Have you felt depressed or hopeless in the last 7 days? Rarely
    • How much did pain interfere with your enjoyment of life in the past week? Somewhat
    • What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? Discomforting
    • Back pain causing leg pain No, I don't feel any leg pain
    • Walking distance with leg pain As far as I want
    • Chronicity 2 - 3 Months
    • Standing without experiencing back pain 2-3 hours
    • Pain when rising from a seated position A little worse
    • Back-Pain while bending forward No pain
    • Leg-Pain while bending forward No pain
    • Pain while bending backward Discomforting
    • Back pain interfere with sleep Frequently
    • Back pain interfere with your personal care (washing, dressing etc) Sometimes
    • Back pain interference with travel Frequently
    • Marital Status Married
    • Employment Status Employed
    • Tobacco Use No
    • Alcohol Use Moderate
    • Additional Diagnosis/Symptoms