No proof that surgery is better than rehab for back pain

In the May 23, 2005 edition of the British Medical Journal, researchers found no clear evidence that back surgery, specifically spinal fusion, was better than rehabilitation.

As someone who has had back surgery, I can't personally recommend back surgery. There are definitely other alternatives out there. Massage and CranioSacral are two of the ones I would try if I had to do it all over again. At the time I was unaware of all of my options. And when people are in serious pain, they tend to get desperate and make rash decisions.

It should be noted that if you go to a surgeon, chances are good they will want to do surgery. The problem with that is that surgery is permanent. When they take out a disc, it's not going to grow back. And what happens 10 years later when you find out you might just need that disc. So a good surgeon, in my opinion, will tell you that surgery should be your very last option, not your first.

There are some other resources you may want to research on your own. Somatics and The Egoscue Method are a couple other ones worth mentioning.

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