Thread: Got Osteoarthritis of the lower back?
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Old 01-20-2012, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by sarahstar91 View Post
Any helpful tips from anyone? On how to deal with this?
Hi Sarahstar, Welcome to NT....

Assuming you've been to a rheumy (rheumatologist) you may be looking at pain management. If you've got a lot of muscle spasms, myofascial trigger point therapy may be of some benefit.

I have to sleep on a foam wedge (elevating the top half half of me) because I can't afford a hospital bed, and like yourself, I can't sleep completely flat anymore either.

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