Pain management, physical therapy and acupuncture all have their places in the healthcare system. But when it comes to low back and disc disorders, they do not address the root causes so that you can regain your lost function. Injections simply mask pain and when physical therapists start stretching and massaging before actually addressing the underlying spinal malfunction, time can be wasted and true healing missed. The same goes with acupuncture.
All of these modalities may make you feel better, but they do not make you function better. They don't address the root causes which are functional and mechanical. Therefore, time is of the essence. Degeneration of spinal joints and discs is an insidious, rapidly progressing condition.
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