There may be other options to yearly spinal injections, oral pain medications natural or otherwise.
By "avoiding" the motion component in the treatment of back pain, you may be leading to more and more progressively worse problems later...
Joints are meant to move... If at all possible... Find out if yours still can...
How to begin to see if your even a candidate...
Have an MRI performed in the last year, great, your doctor, if asked, will provide you with either a set of films, images on a CD, or a report. All of these forms of records can be used to review your back or neck condition.
Your preliminary determination of candidacy for this advanced, 100% non invasive procedure can then be determined. The MRI and CT Scan Review is tasked to making an initial determination on whether MUA\FRP can help or, if more information is needed.
If your problem is mechanical (something is not quite moving right) and "most" chronic back cases are just that, then this procedure may be for you...
Have you:
Been under conservative care for over 2 months PT, Chiro and/or PMMD ?
Do you:
If you "miss" a visit or two with the doctor do you slip backwards in your progress?
Tried most everything short of surgery, shots, blocks, inversion boots? Are you in constant pain in the same place and it just aches? Or did you have surgery and am now suffering from FBSS ( Failed Back Surgery Syndrome). These are real conditions affecting all of us...
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What to do to get a no cost review