DW told meI’m curious. What pointed you to Collage +biotin as possible aid to your problem?
DW told meI’m curious. What pointed you to Collage +biotin as possible aid to your problem?
I am sure my problem was different, but I was at a point of not being able to walk or even sleep in peace with severe lower back pain a few months ago. Collagen +biotin supplements (from Costco, no less) got me back to the walking trail today. Hope this may help someone here.
I had heard about using Glucosamine with MSM from Costco. It seems to help some, but is no panacea. Just an aid. I will look for the Collagen and biotin at Costco. I'll try anything - including snake oil.I’m curious. What pointed you to Collage +biotin as possible aid to your problem?
I am sure I got lucky that my problem was directly related to my body lack of production in this particular case. The change was night vs day for me after taking the supplement. I started with the full dosage (6 pills) as directed for the first couple weeks, but I have cut back to 2 per day and the pain has gone away. I disliked taking any supplements in the past, but after the severe discomfort I had experienced, I have been taking this one religiously every day now. Good luck.I had heard about using Glucosamine with MSM from Costco. It seems to help some, but is no panacea. Just an aid. I will look for the Collagen and biotin at Costco. I'll try anything - including snake oil.
I used to get bilateral ablations twice per year each for my cervical and lumbar areas. The Medicare happened. They only allow one ablation per year per area.Searched for ablation and came across this thread. Went to the ER last October with a herniated L3/L4 disk, no stenosis. Have been seeing a pain management doc at Barrows Brain and Spine. Since then I have had 2 steroid injections (epidurals), PT, and most recently 2 Medial Branch Blocks. These are lidocaine injections designed to identify the source of the pain so that a Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) can be performed. So far the blocks have greatly reduced the pain so I will like go ahead with the ablation.
Anything I should be concerned about or questions to ask? It seems like these ablations only last less than a year or so. After that what happens?
My back issues are made worse by exercise - even at the direction of PT people. I've gotten some relief with steroid injections, but they don't seem to last.I'm not a doctor, but have you tried some combination of targeted exercising as well as general fitness exercising? Consistent exercises for the low back might strengthen the surrounding tissues to help take some of the strain caused by stenosis. Similarly, leg and other general exercising might help overall body conditioning. Like I said, I'm not a doctor. FWIW, I do have chronic neck issue - stenosis - that I keep at bay with my own combination of specific and general exercising. I'm not cured, but it's tolerable.