MS and Pain - It's REAL and you are not a wimp!
Treatment Back pain can be treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication (NSAIDS), physiotherapy, chiropractic, massage, yoga and other stretching and strengthening exercises. Treatment for spasms is generally anti-spasticity medication such as baclofen (Lioresal). Tizanidine (Zanaflex), diazepam (Valium) and dantrolene (Dantrium) are also used. This treatment is combined with physiotherapy - stretching and strengthening exercises, which should be done on a daily basis.
Conclusion It is critical that a correct diagnosis of the cause of any type of pain be made to ensure that it is properly treated. There are more available drugs and other therapies today for MS pain than ever before, and new discoveries are giving people more choices to combat that pain. But the most important point is that you don't "just have to live with" MS pain! Never assume that new pain is "just my MS". Have it evaluated by your health care provider and get the proper therapy to alleviate it. Take control of your pain - don't let it take control of you!
PAIN CHART Type of Pain Drug Therapies Other Therapies
Acute: Trigeminal neuralgia Lhermittes sign Paroxysmal in arms Or legs
Carbamazepine (Tegretol), Gabapentin (Neurontin), Phenytoin (Dilantin), Capsaicin
Meditation, deep breathing, relaxation, chi gung,
Sub acute: Optic Neuritis
Solumedrol, Prednisone
Meditation, deep breathing, relaxation, chi gung,
Chronic Pain: Paresthesias Dysesthesias
Amitriptyline (Elavil), Bupropion (Wellbutrin), Carbamazepine (Tegretol), Gabapentin (Neurontin), Phenytoin (Dilantin), Baclofen (Lioresal)
Physiotherapy, relaxation, meditation, deep breathing, yoga, chi gung, biofeedback, massage, chiropractic, hydrotherapy, acupuncture, TENS
Other Pain: Backache Leg spasms
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication (NSAIDS), Baclofen (Lioresal) Tizanidine (Zanaflex), Diazepam (Valium) Dantrolene (Dantrium)
Physiotherapy, chiropractic, massage, yoga and other stretching and strengthening exercises
These remedies might prove useful to you in your management of MS pain. I wish you all well, S.W. Hussey, North Bend, WA "someday we'll all walk in the sun..........
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