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Neurosurgeon visit looking for options for scoliosis
Spine Health | Last Active: Sep 30, 2025 | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
@kathy2hilltop Do you have a back brace you would recommend?
Isn't ibuprofen better than Aleve for back pain? And ibuprofen along with acetaminophen at the same time work better together than each one separately. My wife went thru with the 24 injection nerve ablations (she had it done 2 or 3 times), but it wears off quickly. If it were me, I'd try fusing the 3 areas. All the less invasive options just seem to be like band aids.
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@laughlin1947
For my experience and years of back pain, naproxen AND Tylenol, both at their full dose, provided the best relief.
Best wishes, Sherry
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@laughlin1947
Yes, ablations have varying success and longevity rates. I'd prefer to try less invasive first as does my spinal specialist/surgeon. Aleve (naproxen) taken once a day as needed works better for me than ibuprofen that only gave 4-6 hrs. relief. Sorry, no recommendation on back brace as they were my mom's from MANY years ago for similar back issues. Perhaps your doctor has a recommendation he can prescribe that maybe Medicare would cover as "durable equipment"? I haven't looked into that yet.