My 92-year old Mom with dementia says her arthritis is incurable and that she has to live with constant pain when any weight is put on her legs. She complains and mutters about the pain all day. She is very sensitive to drugs and Bufferin is her only 'acceptable' painkiller. Her primary care physician and primary care provider do not have answers. Anybody out there that can mitigate this? It's a daily horror show.
Thanks in advance.
Topical ointments like voltaren, myoflex etc?
Alternative treatments such as acupuncture, therapeutic touch and reiki, massage and chiropractic?
Supplements such as glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, fish oil?
Physical therapy?
My 95 year old (next month) mother has neuropathy in her legs for the past 20 years and says her pain is excruciating, despite the neurologist who says her neuropathy is not that bad. My mother's advanced dementia perceives her pain to be horrible, plus I believe she has a very low pain tolerance to begin with, so she wound up going into a wheelchair in 2019 after a hospital stay for pneumonia. The doctor recommended it due to her pain levels and how wobbly she was on her feet, and the fact that she was constantly falling & suffering from vertigo as well. She hasn't walked since then. She's still falling, though, and she's still saying that the pain in her legs & feet is unbearable, even though she takes lots of narcotic pain pills and Gabapentin every day. She also continues to fall; 49x since she went into the wheelchair. Dementia is an ugly and cruel affliction; that's the bottom line, in my opinion. A daily horror show about covers it.
I will say that my mother also is very sensitive to meds; she can tolerate Tramadol, has your mom tried that? Some elders can't take it, but my mother can. She's also used Penetrex cream on her legs/feet which she said helped her. You can get it on Amazon but it's quite expensive.
Again, after 20 years of trying, NOTHING has really helped my mother and her chronic leg pain. Now that she's on hospice, they'll be able to administer stronger meds when needed, thank God.
Wishing you the best of luck with what I know is a very frustrating situation.
I have gotten amazing relief from my knee pain with these.
The Forum really doesn't know your Mom or her conditions. Your Mom's doctor is the way to go and definitely ask for referral to orthopedic specialist.
So sorry there is so much pain for her at this time.