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Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is an unfortunate and all too common result of unsuccessful spinal surgery.
Back surgery
is a painful and traumatic experience to endure. Patients will put themselves through this terrible ordeal with the hope of finding permanent pain relief. Many of these patients do not achieve a positive result after surgery. Some even have worse pain after the operation than before and find that they have been significantly reduced in their flexibility and mobility. For these patients, the dream of
back pain relief
has transformed into the nightmare of
unsuccessful back surgery…What is Failed Back Surgery Syndrome?Unsuccessful back surgery syndrome is a disappointing result from a spinal operation. The pain may continue after the surgery or even become much worse. The patient may also suffer from additional physical symptoms, including a reduction in their ability to do the things they once did. This disability may be permanent. Many patients also suffer from psychological effects such as depression, anxiety and rage. They have exhausted all their hopes for a complete recovery and have been let down HARD.Causes of Failed Back Surgery SyndromeIt is possible that the surgeon is just not any good. This can cause a poor surgical result in even the most appropriate operation. A lack of skill or a surgical mistake can cause pain to remain post surgery. Iatrogenesis is all too common in the surgical industry. Scar tissue, infection or other back surgery complication can also cause the pain to continue after an operation. These conditions are usually temporary and do not really contribute to true cases of failed surgery syndrome. The most common cause for a poor surgical result is an inaccurate diagnosis of the true cause of the back pain.Failed Back Surgery Syndrome RealityDoctors wonder why there are so many cases of patients displaying this condition. How come there is no other type of failed surgery syndrome? The answer to this question is simple. Unsuccessful back surgery is so prevalent since SURGERY is rarely the best treatment option for back pain. Doctors misdiagnose back pain conditions MORE OFTEN than they get it right…Other treatment options are conservative. Although they might not be effective at ending the pain, at least they do not cause more harm than good. Surgery, on the other hand, can do so much damage to the body. If the diagnosed condition is not correct, than the surgery is actually destroying healthy tissue that has simply been mistakenly blamed for the pain. These back pain
scapegoat conditions
are rarely the actual cause of the pain and account for the majority of unsuccessful surgical outcomes. Failed Back Surgery Syndrome AdviceDo not take the idea of spinal surgery lightly. This is a serious treatment option and there is no guarantee that it will cure your pain. Exhaust EVERY conservative treatment before thinking about surgery as a final option for pain relief. The majority of patients try several physical treatment options before surgery, but never give knowledge therapy a chance to heal their pain. It is ironic, since the majority of all back pain is caused by some unresolved psychological process. Patients must be educated on the true nature of their pain and given every opportunity to cure it permanently. It is the greatest failure of the traditional medical system to systematically ignore psychological back pain and continue to use inappropriate surgeries to treat most common pain conditions.
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