How to relieve back pain - surgery isn't the answer

Perhaps is the most important fact about CD operation know you probably need it. In a recent survey of people suffer with various forms of back pain, for each participant CD had surgery, three others were said you probably disc problems require surgery but successful alternatives had found.

This widespread adoption of ruptured disk as a diagnosis is not surprising for two reasons. First in General were referred by a doctor participants with severe, chronic back pain an orthopedic surgeon or a neurosurgeon who was either to suspect a ruptured disk or surgery suggest rather than all other practitioners of those. Second required most respondents who said that received a preliminary diagnosis which was supported by diagnostic procedures from surgery.

This experience of Julia, was a UK survey asked: "I suffered acute back pain after thirty years on-and-off the lower back and sciatica pain." I had an MRI scan, the two discs, blocking nerve paths have shown. I had sciatica in both legs and was on morphine-based strong painkillers. My husband had to carry me to the bathroom and I could not go for a week. I had to visit the appointment with the surgeon on crutches and put on the list for a "Discectomy".

In the eight months I was waiting for my doctor referred me to the NHS Physio, and he gave me Pilates type exercises to be done. It took a long time, but I am now completely pain-free after my "inner core" muscles strengthened. "

There is a growing consensus among the medical authorities, not more than 5 percent lower back pain patients require surgery. But the President of the American Holistic Medical Association is even more optimistic. He believes that less than 1 percent problems require surgery back sick disc.

If surgery for you advised respondents experience can choose to avoid a surgeon and post-operative complications. The lack of qualified physical therapy is an important reason for a poor outcome of the operation; Scarring is another, survey participants, the fare not, well, after surgery be abandoned tend to-in spirit if not in fact - of doctors. You can also be interested to read that some of you have tried about helpful alternatives to surgery.

Lower back pain has to be one of the most difficult and painful problems we can experience. Are the answer to drugs or surgery? What about the many complementary therapies available? Or try a change of diet, daily routine and exercise? Answers to these questions and many more can be found at HelpRelieveBackPain.org. The many thousand, that suffer, find back a bad are sympathetic advice and practical help to relieve back pain and improve their quality of life. Find out what others have experienced and read the latest developments and advice.