# Back Pain - ideas needed, thank you. :)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-pain-ideas-needed-thank-you/1033546>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 2, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-pain-ideas-needed-thank-you/1033546 "2026-10-02T21:23:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-pain-ideas-needed-thank-you/1033546/21 "2026-10-08T16:39:33Z")

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Thanks, everyone, especially @Magiver for answering.

To answer questions: Inna is seeing a PT for this, one assigned by her back specialist so she is covered there. This thread was for suggestions and ideas, not take-action-now recommendations.

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**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-pain-ideas-needed-thank-you/1033546/22 "2026-10-09T01:03:05Z")

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Following up on my visit - my spine specialist says about 70% of patients who present the way I do benefit from PT. I’m in the 30%. Next step - he’s sending me to a pain specialist to evaluate potential epidural injection, or possible nerve ablation. (The MRI did show likely nerve being pinched by the disc) Your wife might be on a similar path, given the foraminal narrowing.

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