Back Surgery-Jefferson Park Chiropractor
Published by Chicago Chiropractor Seaman Chiropractic on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 3:24 PM.
Back surgery - just say no
Know anyone contemplating back surgery? Send them this little quote from one of the world's top orthopedic journals, and then send them to a chiropractor.
"There is no acceptable evidence of the efficacy of any form of fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylosis, back pain, or instability." (8)
This is not new information. Although back surgery has an incredibly high failure rate and is less effective long-term than doing nothing, orthopedic surgeons still tell patients they need it.
8. Deyo R et al. fusion surgery - the case for restraint. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2004;350(7):722-726Spinal
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