Posted by Shawn Martin

In Reply to: Back surgery questions? posted by Geoff

> Forty years of playing and carrying drums has left me with a serious
> lower back problem.
> Does anyone have any thoughts on surgery these days?
> Have corrective techniques improved over the last 20 years?
> I used to hear horror stories about a 50/50 chance of success.
> Any feedback will be appreciated.

I wouldn't recommend back surgery to anyone. I've never met anyone who
has been helped by it in the long run. My brother had 2 seperate back
surgeries for basically the same thing and it did nothing. I have
scoliosis and a good chiropractor has helped me considerably. If you've
never been to a chiro, don't let anyone make you think they're all
quacks. A lot of them are, but a good one can do wonders for a bad back.

Follow Ups:

• My chiropractor has a list on his waiting room wall of the Detroit area's top neurosurgeons, physicians, and other health care specialists that have sent their family members to his office Robert Dotto
  • Funnily enough, walking has always been the best pain reliever for me. Geoff
    • it sounds like your DC has an insecurity complex Robert Dotto
• If something has physically "gone" how can chiropractic treatment or acupunture (which I've also had and was useless) help? Geoff

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