What About Surgery, Shots, or Pills?

Is Back Surgery Right For Me?

If you are contemplating surgery, this book may change your mind. To give you just a sample of why we encourage you to reconsider, we’ve listed some key facts below that we hope will motivate you to learn more.

In this Free Report, you will discover that:

1. Medical doctors are saying failed back surgeries are occurring at an “alarming rate.”
2. Many failed back surgeries will need up to 3 further surgeries; even successful surgeries may need future surgeries.
3. Actual pain reduction from surgery is shockingly low. 70% still experienced pain post-surgery in one study.
4. Only 26% of patients who underwent back surgery returned to work, while 67% of patients who didn’t choose back surgery went back to work.
5. One study showed a 41% increase in use of painkillers after surgery.
6. What surgeons consider success in a surgery is not the same as what patient’s consider success.
7. Almost half of surgical patients are disappointed with the results after only 2 years.
8. And much, much more...........

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Is Laser Spine Surgery Right For Me?

A recent Bloomberg article shows the following:

• Some experts warn is ineffective, expensive and potentially dangerous
• Lack of independent research to show that their variations lead to better outcomes than traditional surgery
• The institute has had trouble recruiting academics to examine “Success Rates”
• Charges $30,000 for each procedure
• Medicare Patients – $17,900 “Facility Fee”
• Aetna and Cigna don’t cover – “lack of research to confirm safety and effectiveness”
• Up to 2X the malpractice rates than national averages for surgeries (Zurich North America)
• Has Doctor Investors – “increases surgeries performed by up to 87%” (Journal Health Affairs)

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What about Epidural Steroid Shots?

PROS

• Can temporarily decrease inflammation allowing the body to heal itself
• Temporary relief of pain

CONS

• Bleeding
• High blood sugar
• Stomach ulcers
• Cataracts
• Increased risk of fracture. “Promote deterioration of skeletal quality”
• Do not reduce the rate of subsequent surgery

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