Back Pain Relief: Surgery for Herniated Disc? Not So Fast, My Friend

Back pain relief can be attained from both surgical and nonsurgical means. Today’s topic will focus on whether or not surgery is a viable option.

Typically speaking, there are only 4 reasons why one would choose surgery to treat a herniated disc:

1. Failure of conservative treatment
2. Intractable pain
3. Progression of neurological signs
4. Medical emergency

However, recent research suggests that jumping into surgery for back pain relief may be premature.

In an article related to nonsurgical care of back pain, Dr. Steven Shoshany cites the results of a landmark paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Here the researchers investigate the outcomes of patients treated with surgery and prolonged conservative treatment for disc herniation. The results indicated that at one year follow up, there were virtually no differences between the two groups. These results suggest that spontaneous healing does occur in patients suffering with sciatica due to a herniated disc.

In deciding on surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of back pain, patients should base their decision on severity of symptoms and a willingness to wait on spontaneous recovery. Obviously if the patient is unable to work or care for themselves, surgery is always a good option.

The Erase Your Back Pain program is a conservative back pain relief strategy that can quickly get the results you’re looking for. In some cases in as little as an hour.

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