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Misdiagnosed Back Pain
Misdiagnosed Back Pain ConditionsPoor back pain diagnosis can occur for 2 reasons:An improper diagnosis is always possible due to the complexity of the spinal anatomy. Sometimes the pain might seem to originate from an obvious physical condition, but might actually come from a less obvious cause. Herniated discs, degenerated discs, osteoarthritis, facet syndrome and others, are often blamed for terrible back pain. Sometimes, these conditions ARE the actual cause of the discomfort, but many times they are simply coincidental to the pain. Far too many of us have these common conditions and experience NO pain or symptoms whatsoever. It is for this reason that it is not good science, nor good medicine, to ASSUME that back pain might come from a scapegoat condition. Spinal anatomy is very complicated. There are many structures that degenerate as part of their NORMAL life span. Other structures might become injured, creating the start of a pain syndrome. However, the long term continuation of the pain is rarely due to an injury. Treatment resistant back pain is a perfect example of pain that continues regardless of many treatment options being used to cure it. If the ACTUAL physical cause of the pain is never found, then the patient’s prognosis is grim. It usually means an uncertain life of suffering, anxiety and frustration that might continue for years… Psychological Misdiagnosed Back PainThe number one condition that qualifies as misdiagnosed back pain is the epidemic of psychosomatic pain plaguing the world today. A patient might have a herniated disc or degenerative condition in their spine. Is this unusual? OF COURSE NOT. Almost every one of us have or acquire some spinal abnormality as we age. These abnormalities are so routine that they should actually be called NORMALITIES !!!Psychosomatic back pain accounts for a large percentage of all chronic back pain problems. These conditions are almost always misdiagnosed as a physically caused condition. Being that the ensuing treatments will be directed at the mistaken physical cause, the patient has little or no hope of a cure. The results are more of the same… frustration, pain and disability. Recommendation on Misdiagnosed Back PainThe medical system has unfortunately dropped the ball when it comes to back pain. Physical misdiagnosis sometimes occurs and is really another word for INCOMPETENCY. Psychosomatic misdiagnosis is the rule, not the exception, and leaves millions with chronic unresolved back pain.If you have an unresolved pain condition, it is time to think clearly. You have tried several treatments to relieve a particular problem and found no relief. There is a good chance that the treatments are not failing you. The reality is that the diagnosis is failing you. Treatments can not cure a condition if they are not directed at the true cause of the problem. You might be the victim of misdiagnosed back pain. Investigate your options fully. Do not blindly accept any implausible answers that your doctor might tell you. The doctors do not want to fail you. They want to help you. However, they will be sure to find reason after reason why the condition is not responding to treatment. Enough is enough. It is time to think outside of the box and realize that the most logical reason for several treatments to fail is due to an inaccurate diagnosis. Find the TRUE cause of your pain and you will be on your way to find a TRUE cure…
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