This article updates common wisdom about treating back pain. It helps the reader navigate a world of high-tech diagnosis and treatment, a world where the "best new approaches" may be driven more by big business than by medical healers. The piece offers concrete advice on how to find out if surgery really is appropriate and not just a "last resort," as it is so often presented in other articles. It also takes a hard look at the evidence for alternative approaches.
Read "The Truth About Back Pain"
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