Common medications for lower back pain include muscle relaxants which relax tense muscles from spasms or tightness and opioid painkillers. Narcotic medications while useful for intense, short-term pain may having lasting side-effects for long-term use. A few patients benefit from back bracing. Others may select steroidal injections. PRP injections can also stimulate the body’s growth factors to assist in treatment.

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