Experiencing pain after back surgery? You're not alone.

Pain after low back surgery is very common for a lot of reasons.

It is not that back surgery “doesn’t work,” it’s that back pain is complicated and even the best back surgery only takes care of certain problems. Back pain is rarely the result of a single issue that one procedure can permanently fix. Therefore studies and experience show that patients with back pain do the very best when a “comprehensive approach” is used to treat their symptoms. This means that surgery can help one part of the problem, but osteopathic manipulation, such as with Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA) can be used to improve mobility, resulting in significant additional benefit after or before surgery.

Sometimes, patients need simple injections to treat the remaining problems after surgery, or maybe they need physical therapy or a personal trainer to improve strength. Other times, medications are needed to reduce pain, so that patients can fully engage in other types of care, or just have a break from the pain as they heal. Whatever additional measures are needed, you can be assured that the team at Advanced Spine and Pain knows that there are usually not silver bullets and they will use whatever else is required to come up with a plan that is designed specifically for you. ASAP is proud to have the most experienced comprehensive pain management team in Arizona, a team with knowledge of all the available options and focused on coming up with a plan that is perfect just for you.