an m.r.i. done amende physical therapy which included must sergeant acupuncture i also saw an osteopath i did everything i could but in the end i was prescribed a painkiller ibuprofen. fenians. ibuprofen is generally safe but can have side effects some of them serious like kidney damage painkillers are not a good permanent solution something had to change cut think they should began a four week outpatient therapy. none of the therapies i tried worked so this really was my last hope. let s just. first her doctors wanted to make sure no. more serious had been overlooked a slipped disc for example or an irritation at the root of the nerve. and inflammation in the vertical joints or even a tumor. the m.r.i.