Back Surgery

Back Surgery Operations

Back Surgery Procedures

Back Surgery Statistics

* One car accident victim was completely pain free and thrilled with his surgical result. BRAVO…a good doctor and a wise choice for this particular occasion.

* 2 patients reported that their pain had been relieved but they now were so restricted in their life that they would reconsider surgery if they could do it all over.

* 5 others had experienced pain and symptom relief, but suffered from a similar pain condition that re-appeared in another area of their spine. Of those 5, one patient had a second surgery on the new problem and was still in pain after the second procedure.

* 1 final patient had poor surgical results and said her pain was worse after surgery than before. She actually commenced a lawsuit on her doctor for improper diagnosis. She lost.

This is a small pool of statistics, but I am still scared by the results. It is obvious to me that the surgeries did not live up to expectations, due to misdiagnosis of the actual problem causing the pain. When it comes to surgery…99% sure is NOT ENOUGH.

In the years since this article was published, I have spoken to thousands of post-surgical patients who have reported stunningly shocking statistics when it comes to spine surgery. The majority regret their decisions to have undergone surgical intervention and many are worse off now than ever. A minority of patients experienced some relief, while very few enjoyed complete symptomatic resolution. I really wonder how the surgical aspect of the back pain industry can be so well established with such abysmal curative results…

Bottom Line on Back Surgery

I get a certain pleasure now that I am completely pain free and never had to resort to such a drastic method of correction. I would love to tell that one doctor in particular, that my back pain was cured through knowledge therapy alone …not surgery.

Spinal surgery should be a last resort as a treatment for back pain. Surgery has inherent risks from anesthetic and infection and the outcome is not always successful. Many patients receiving surgery for back pain end up in worse condition after their operation than before. Some patients are free of their pain, but have been severely restricted in their movement and activity level for the remainder of their lives. There have been many cases of surgical correction fixing a back problem in one area of the spine, just to have the same or a related problem occur in a different area. I would strongly caution against back surgery in all but the most extreme of cases…