Is Surgery
an effective remedy for people with back pain?
Back pain affects many people in the prime of their life. The pain can often be disabling and usually leads to loss of income or job. Many people with back pain are unsatisfied with the currently available treatments. What works for one patient, often does not work in other individuals. Even when a treatment works, for some unknown reason, it stops working in future. When drug therapy and exercise fail, many people are referred to surgeons.
There are many types of back surgeries but overall, the results are not impressive. The majority of patients do not have pain relief and neither do they improve functionally.
Bottom line- back surgery is hazardous to health and should be avoided unless it is for a life threatening condition. Some of the surgeons who perform these procedures are not only technically incompetent but often do not have the patient’s welfare in mind. Where possible, always get a second opinion about back surgery and even then-should be rejected as the chances of you getting better are slim to none.
Back pain affects many people in the prime of their life. The pain can often be disabling and usually leads to loss of income or job. Many people with back pain are unsatisfied with the currently available treatments. What works for one patient, often does not work in other individuals. Even when a treatment works, for some unknown reason, it stops working in future. When drug therapy and exercise fail, many people are referred to surgeons.
There are many types of back surgeries but overall, the results are not impressive. The majority of patients do not have pain relief and neither do they improve functionally.
Bottom line- back surgery is hazardous to health and should be avoided unless it is for a life threatening condition. Some of the surgeons who perform these procedures are not only technically incompetent but often do not have the patient’s welfare in mind. Where possible, always get a second opinion about back surgery and even then-should be rejected as the chances of you getting better are slim to none.
