“Top 10 Worst Back Pain Therapy Treatments”
I was going to make this only the “Top 10 Worst Back Therapy Treatments” but that was just too discouraging – when you really can get fast-relief. So I’ve included some Do’s with the Don’ts.
Recent medical research shows that most doctors are out-of-date on the latest fast-relief options for low back pain. Specifically, many are still stuck with the outmoded conventional medical approach that is considered a “Failed Approach” by expert such as the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Based on the latest clinical reports and guidelines, here are the Top 5 Don’ts for back pain:
1. – Don’t see a neurosurgeon early unless you have progressive neurological deficits. (e.g. loss of bowel/bladder control, increasing burning, numbness, tingling and weakness in your legs or arms)
Why? According to their national website, neurosurgeons advise surgical treatment for back or neck pain after only 6 weeks duration. This appears to contradict the latest clinical guidelines and recommendations that be avoided in the absence of Red Flag conditions and, specifically, only indicated for progressive neurological deficit with known lesion.
2. – Avoid chiropractic. (Unless you’ve had prior good experience with chiropractic manipulation therapy, avoid prolonged chiropractic treatment.)
Clinical research shows a low 19% success rate at providing lasting back pain relief. Clinical reports also describe nearly 40% complication rate. Consumer Reports says most patients are only a little more than 30% satisfied with chiropractic.
3. – Avoid traction machines such as the DRX-9000. Mechanical traction is proven to provide little if any effective or lasting pain relief. It is, however, quite good at lightning your wallet to the tune of $2,000-$3,000. Gravity Inversion machines are also of limited benefit, so BEWARE.
4. – Don’t get an early MRI thinking that will bring faster back pain relief – Research shows early MRI won’t help. MRIs don’t show the cause of pain and may often result in delayed recovery and misguided or invasive treatments that lack clinical evidence at this time.
5. – Minimize, or avoid entirely, narcotic pain medication. These have proven to be a benefit in back pain only in the very short term, but are hugely overused – and abused. They provide no long-term relief.
Based on the latest clinical reports and guidelines, here are the Top 5 Dos for back pain:
1 – Do get smart about back pain evidence-based relief and guidelines.
Education tops the list of evidence-based back pain treatment . Getting informed early in the course of your back pain condition to verify it’s actually been clinically tested as effective can help you avoid unnecessary x-rays, MRIs, special studies, procedures and surgery and proceed directly to evidence-based noninvasive or “natural” alternative back pain treatment.
2 – Do carefully rule out Red Flags – underlying conditions causing back pain that could kill or cripple you. Very rare, but easy to rule out in a few minutes with “Back Pain Red Flag Secrets.”
3 – Do choose topical pain relief medication such as the Comfrey-based OTC herbal that gave 95% back pain relief in one recent clinical study. With prior studies showing pain relief and ankles, knees, wrists and elbows, comfrey root gives good, safe (short-term only) relief. (beware of liver irritation problems beyond 15 days, unless using the only clinically-proven alternative).
4 – Do choose topical NSAID medication, described as providing good relief and good safety by Cochrane Reviews. These are prescription only, but can be very powerful and effective. For more information see the Topical Pain Relief Secrets ebook.
5 – Do get informed about the latest “pattern-recognition” treatment strategy, clinically tested up to 10.8 times as effective as the conventional medical approach. Once your specific back pain category is identified, you can begin pattern-specific treatment at home and expect both fast relief and more lasting relief from this movement-based system.
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