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Treatment Resistant Back Pain Causes
There is really only 2 causes for treatment resistant back pain:* Serious physical problems that have done so much damage that the spine is permanently affected. This can be the result of some diseases, but is more often due to traumatic
back injury.
Some injuries leave the
spine unstable
and set the stage for years of future back pain. Often, the pain comes from a variety of conditions in the back. A severe injury can cause muscle, bone, disc, ligament and tendon damage that might be difficult to completely repair. Even if one or more conditions are corrected, the others will continue to cause pain. This is the unfortunate effect of massive trauma…
* Misdiagnosis
of the actual problem. This is the most common reason for treatment resistant back pain to occur. The care provider will often discover a
spinal abnormality
and blame the pain on that innocent structural condition. A conservative treatment protocol is set up, but is bound to fail, since it is not directed at the actual source of symptoms. Treatment options will become increasingly drastic and often culminate with
spinal surgery.
Unfortunately for the poor patient, the true cause of their pain was never discovered. Even after such an invasive surgical treatment, they are still likely to suffer from pain. If the treatment is not targeting the actual cause, then it has little or no chance of success. The patient might be sentenced to a life long condition of
unresolved back pain
Treatment Resistant Back Pain Misdiagnosis
Due to the complicated anatomy of the spine, misdiagnosis is a common problem. Back pain might come from any number of sources including nerves, bones, discs, muscles, ligaments or tendons. The pain might appear to come from a particular source, while all the while it is caused by another.The most common misdiagnosis of unresolved back pain is due to psychological issues. Psychological back pain is almost NEVER diagnosed, yet it accounts for a substantial percent of ALL BACK PAIN. Most treatment providers are simply not trained to diagnose psychosomatic pain. Therefore the patient is doubly the victim…They must suffer from horrible and unrelenting back pain, and they have no hope of recovery, since their doctor is completely missing the boat on the actual cause of their pain. Most examples of long term treatment resistant pain are actually misdiagnosed cases of psychosomatic back pain. The only hope these patients have is knowledge therapy. All I can do is hope and pray that they find it…
Treatment Resistant Back Pain Advice
If you are one of the unfortunate few who have suffered massive trauma causing your chronic back pain, my heart goes out to you. Do not give up. There is a constant flow of new research in the field of back care, that may offer new treatment options for you. Even if your condition will never improve, there is sure to be methods of symptom control that may work well for you. Here is some information about long term back pain treatment options.The majority of you will fall into the category of misdiagnosed conditions. For ALL of you, I would recommend investigating knowledge therapy, as well as getting a second opinion from another doctor. This way all your bases are covered. If your pain is indeed from a physical cause, the other doctor might find something your present physician has missed. If the cause of your pain is psychological, then the knowledge therapy will begin to treat the condition, as you work towards ending your chronic back pain forever. End your back pain frustration and work towards a real cure!
