BACK PAIN SURVEY OF TREATMENT SATISFACTION

A national, SpineUniverse survey of patient satisfaction with a range of back pain treatments yielded interesting results. Herbal remedies, over the counter pain medications, and acupuncture produced the greatest patient disatisfaction. Prescription pain medication, massage, exercise, and weight loss produced the greatest patient satisfaction. Less than half of the patients who underwent spine surgery were satisfied with the outcome of their surgery. If you are considering spine surgery, you may want to reread that last sentence. It is interesting to note that prescription pain medication and massage are treatments that are done to you. You have no real control over the outcome. Exercise and weight loss, both behavioral strategies are treatments that you do to and for you. You have complete control over them - but they are more work for you. You don't get to just passively lie there and be worked on. They are free, painless, and available to everybody. They also make every other treatment more effective. To read about the complete survey, go to:


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