It’s funny how media sources today like newspapers, the TV, radio and even books you read everyday portray solutions for back problems in this order: meds first, then shots , then maybe therapy, and finally if all else fails, back surgery. What’s ironic about back surgery is that it’s made to seem as a last resort when all else fails, but a guaranteed success when completed. Unfortunately, research and studies do not show that to be always the case.
Take for example in 2008, when the Am J Med (121:272-8) published the story that 10-40% of patients who undergo back surgery develope failed back surgery syndrome. Or that in the Eur Spine J (2008; 17:386) , when researchers followed 152 people after lumbar back surgery, 53% of them reported back pain related sick leave or early retirement. Listen, a preventative approach is always my first recommendation. What’s so great about it, is you add nothing to the body, and take nothing away from it…Chiropractic Care for Forest Lake and the Surrounding Areas
