Back and neck pain

Spinal degenerative disease and related disorders

Conclusions

Surgery is often regarded as a ‘last resort’ in the management of spinal degenerative disease, but regarding it in this way can sometimes be inappropriate. Surgery is usually not needed, even when a person feels that he or she has finally been driven to this point. On the other hand, timely surgery can relieve disabling symptoms and considerably improve an individual’s quality of life. A person suffering from troublesome back pain, neck pain or related symptoms should certainly see a doctor so that the source of the pain can be diagnosed. Hopefully non-surgical treatment, principally physiotherapy, will suffice. If not, referral to a specialist may be necessary to discuss other options.
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Back and neck pain

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