i am a 47 year old female suffering from acute lower back pain following a bad fall I had a year ago. i can lo longer appreciate ordinary activities because of the pain I have. I have been recommended surgery. Would lower back surgery allow me to have normal activities?
Age: 47
Female
Medications: pain killers
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You need to have an MRI of the lumbar spine done and please upload it.
Unless the MRI shows a huge slipped disc or other major issues with the spine, you should not got choose surgery. Treatments such as physiotherapy, lumbar traction, laser therapy,back strengthening exercises etc can help.Try using a lumbar belt. Surgery for spine problems may help but in some cases does no good at all. So surgery benefits vs. harm needs to be evaluated properly.