Alternative Drug Treatment
- Back Pain and Sciatica - Medications and Alternative Treatments
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Symptoms and Causes
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Self-Care
Surgery and Invasive Procedures
The health care provider should give patients complete information on the expected course of their low back pain and self-care options before discussing surgery. Patients should ask their health care provider about evidence favoring surgery or other (nonsurgical) treatments in their particular case. They should also ask about the long-term outcome of the recommended treatment. Would the improvements last and, if so, for how long? Another consideration when surgery...
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