Many Pain Medications Can Be Used for Spine-Related Pain in Older Adults - Newswise


6/28/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Boston University School of Medicine

Medications should be coupled with physical therapy, exercise programs and treatment of the underlying degenerative disease process and medical illness.

Newswise — Boston—Spine-related pain is increasingly common in older adults. While medications play an important role in pain management, their use has limitations in geriatric patients due to reduce… [+3692 chars]

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