Chronic Epidural Back Pain

 

Chronic epidural back pain or chronic lower back pain is the pain affecting the lower part of the body. The pain may arise from the spine, muscles, nerves or other structures of the back. You may also feel mid back pain, middle back pain, upper back muscle pain or lower back pain and leg numbing while suffering from chronic epidural back pain. To know more about low back pain, read Low Back Pain.

 In many cases of chronic back pain, the causes of lower back pain are really difficult to tell. The obvious cause of lower back pain remains unknown in majority of the cases. As your lower back bears most of the weight and stress of your body, the pain generally comes from the strained muscles and ligaments caused due to heavy lifting or an awkward body movement. There may be several factors responsible for back pain muscles or mid back pain.

Now, what are the ways of treating back pain? Lower back pain and leg numbing may be treated without resorting to surgery. One of the most effective medication among prescription back pain medication is Topamax. Topamax for chronic back pain is the best and the most effective medicine available in the market.

An epidural injection is generally used to alleviate chronic epidural back pain and/or leg pain. While the effects of the injection are temporary only, providing relief for one week up to one year but, an epidural injection can give relief to patients during an episode of severe back pain or chronic back pain.