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Tunza
New Zealand
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 Posted - 01/21/2005 : 17:49:02
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You're right Albert. You can see they have got half of the equation right but then they say:
"The question is, can we better identify groups that have a greater chance of being helped by surgery?" Carragee asked. It may be more appropriate to treat other patients by helping them cope with the pain and strengthening their backs, he suggested."
I bet a lot of these patients he talks about who don't get results from the surgery have already tried pain "management" and strenghtening and that's why they get desperate enough for surgery. If it's caused by psychological factors surely they need psychotherapy (and knowledge of TMS). How can these doctors keep missing the point?
"helping them cope with the pain and strengthening their backs" puts the focus on the pain and structural problems again! so of course people don't recover.
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