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Health Wellness: Back surgery rarely the answer. Here’s what to know

Dr. Carrie Jose, in her latest Health and Wellness column, explains why back surgery is rarely the answer, and what the first ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Back pain surgery often unnecessary, say local doctors

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Surgery may not be the answer for those suffering from back pain, according to local medical experts. The team at OrthoCincy emphasized that most back pain does not require ...
Medical Xpress

Pain misconceptions push 1 in 4 people toward spinal surgery

If you live with constant lower back pain, surgery can start to look like the only way out. Yet new research from the University of South Australia published in the Australian Health Review shows that ...
AOL

Health and Wellness: Before back surgery - try specialized physical therapy first

Approximately 500,000 Americans undergo back surgery to relieve their pain every year. But the American Society of Anesthesiologists estimates that 20 to 40% of those surgeries fail - leaving folks ...