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Acetaminophen (Tylenol) for Lower Back Pain

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  • Susan Lower Back Pain

    • Age 55+
    • Female
    • 165 lbs
    • 5' 8"
    • Syracuse, new york
    27
    Mar2021
    • Injury Status In Pain
    • 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? Not at all
    • Have you felt depressed or hopeless in the last 7 days? Sometimes
    • How much did pain interfere with your enjoyment of life in the past week? Quite a bit
    • What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? Discomforting
    • Chronicity 6-18 Months
    • Back pain interfere with sleep Every night
    • Back pain interfere with your personal care (washing, dressing etc) Sometimes
    • Back pain interference with travel Sometimes
    • Marital Status Married
    • Employment Status Retired
    • Tobacco Use No
    • Alcohol Use Moderate
    • Pain level (1-10) 4
    • Additional conditions Insomnia, Knee-pain, Hip-pain, Depression
    • Additional Diagnosis/Symptoms Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction, Herniated disc (bulging disc, disc protrusion), Degenerative Disc Disease, Sciatica (pinched nerve, radiculopathy), Spinal Stenosis
    • Pain areas Outside right knee, Right leg, Right knee front, Inside right knee, Right hip, Left hip, Back of right knee, Lower back left, Lower back middle, Lower back right

    Treatment Ratings

      Not Improved
      NSAIDs - Anti Inflammatory drugs, Mattress Change, TENS/Electrical Stimulation, Supplements, Stretching, Acetaminophen (Tylenol), Rest, Massage, Physical Therapy
      Worsened
      Chiropractor, Walking/Hiking, Home Exercise Program

    Not running, bicycling, walking

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  • Mark Lower Back Pain

    • Age 55+
    • Male
    • 192 lbs
    • 6' 0"
    • Stevensville, MD
    17
    Feb2021
    • Injury Status In Pain
    • Standing without experiencing back pain 30 minutes
    • Physical activity per week 8+ hours
    • How much did pain interfere with your day-to-day activities in the past week? All the time
    • Have you been off work or unemployed due to low-back pain? Yes, for 3-12 months
    • Have you felt depressed or hopeless in the last 7 days? Sometimes
    • How much did pain interfere with your enjoyment of life in the past week? All the time
    • What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? Distressing
    • Back pain causing leg pain Yes, but most of the pain is in my back
    • Walking distance with leg pain 1/2 mile
    • Sitting without having to change position 30 minutes
    • Chronicity 2 - 3 Months
    • Pain when rising from a seated position A little worse
    • Back-Pain while bending forward Discomforting
    • Leg-Pain while bending forward Distressing
    • Pain while bending backward Discomforting
    • Back pain interfere with sleep Several times every night
    • Back pain interfere with your personal care (washing, dressing etc) Sometimes
    • Back pain interference with travel Pain restricts me to journeys of less than 2 hours
    • Marital Status Single
    • Employment Status Retired
    • Tobacco Use No
    • Alcohol Use Heavy
    • Pain level (1-10) 5
    • Additional Diagnosis/Symptoms Sciatica (pinched nerve, radiculopathy), Spinal Stenosis, Degenerative Disc Disease
    • Additional conditions Arthrithis, High blood pressure
    • Pain areas  Lower back middle, Lower back right, Back of right knee, Back of left knee, Lower back left

    Treatment Ratings

      Improved
      Acetaminophen (Tylenol), Heat, Stretching, Strengthening Exercises, Walking/Hiking
      Not Improved
      Physical Therapy, Ice

    Always very active for my age (77). Used to walk 2-3 miles daily, lots of lawn work, lifting and a lot of long term standing in part-time retail job. All of the preceding and other activities have diminished to very little activity to none because of pain and sciatica.

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  • Nancy Lower Back Pain

    • Age 55+
    • Female
    • 125 lbs
    • 5' 7"
    • Tucson. AZ
    16
    Nov2020
    • Injury Status Cured
    • Physical activity per week 4-8 hours
    • How much did pain interfere with your day-to-day activities in the past week? Not at all
    • 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? Not at all
    • What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? No pain
    • Chronicity 18+ Months
    • Back pain interfere with sleep Sometimes
    • Back pain interfere with your personal care (washing, dressing etc) Sometimes
    • Back pain interference with travel Sometimes
    • Marital Status Married
    • Employment Status Retired
    • Tobacco Use No, quit over 5 years ago
    • Alcohol Use None
    • Additional conditions Arthrithis, Insomnia
    • Additional Diagnosis/Symptoms Osteoarthritis (arthritis)
    • Pain areas Right shoulder front

    Treatment Ratings

      Cured
      Gokhale Method
      Improved
      NSAIDs - Anti Inflammatory drugs, Postural Modifications, Strengthening Exercises, Home Exercise Program, Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
      Not Improved
      Chiropractor, Walking/Hiking, Physical Therapy, Ice, Supplements, Massage, Stretching, Acupuncture, Rest, Prolotherapy

    Of all the things I have tried, the Gokhale Method has been the most effective.

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  • Susan Lower Back Pain

    • Age 55+
    • Female
    • 126 lbs
    • 5' 6"
    • Brainerd
    22
    Aug2020
    • Injury Status Cured
    • What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? No pain
    • Physical activity per week 4-8 hours
    • How much did pain interfere with your day-to-day activities in the past week? Not at all
    • 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? Not at all
    • Chronicity 18+ Months
    • Back pain interfere with sleep Never
    • Back pain interfere with your personal care (washing, dressing etc)