How Do We Keep You From Having Surgery?
Most people can't believe they are on their way to surgery. They have tried many standard treatments, like medications, PT, and injections, but have not had any relief. So their doctor said surgery is their only option. Wrong! Having treated patients for over 16 years now, we have found that if you properly diagnose a patient and then provide the proper treatment, you can solve their problem without surgery.
The first thing that has to happen to prevent surgery is a proper diagnosis. And I don't mean using X-Rays or MRIs, which are the standard medical way of diagnosing spine and joint pain. What we mean is classifying your pain into one of 3 treatment categories:
1. Joint Derangement- this is where a joint has shifted position and is causing your pain
2. Soft Tissue Dysfunction- a muscle, ligament, tendon or fascial restriction or adhesion is causing your pain
3. Neurodynamic Disorder- one or you nerves is stuck or not sliding through the body as it should and that is causing your pain
Most of the patients that come to our office have never had this type of evaluation before, so they have been misdiagnosed, sometimes for years! And yes, the latest science in spine and joint pain is declaring that classifying patients into treatment categories and NOT structural problems found on X-Rays and MRIs is the best way to solve spine and joint injuries.
Once you have been properly diagnosed, then we apply the proper Manual Medicine treatment that is specifically directed at your root cause. This is how you can finally get better and avoid surgery!