Alternative Therapeutic Modalities

There are certainly other back pain therapies available; and I would invite the reader to try them. They are usually divided into conservative and surgical modalities. For an overview of the available modalities, I again refer the reader to the above referenced AHCPR literature or any practitioner.

In short, the conservative model usually involves any number of physical therapies which can be summarized best in a single sentence:

"There's no evidence that typical physical therapy in the form of ultrasound, hot packs or heat make any difference at all. Asking a patient to spend a lot of money on various approaches is unwarranted."(24).

I couldn't have said it better. In fact, if I'd have said it first, the reader might think I was self-servingly trying to coax people into believing that my method was the only path to relief.

The purpose of this website is not to evaluate the merits of all the available therapies; however, it would be incomplete unless I gave some direction to those who's back pain is not alleviated by this method and are forced to seek other relief from pain. I do not believe that my method will solve everyone's pain; so, for those instances, I have a duty to offer some of my perspectives so that at least some pitfalls can be avoided. After all, I have been forced by my own back pain to consider all the options. Who better can lend that personal touch to the experience?

One such modality is the use of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine, in that arthritis of the non-disc joints of the spine can often be responsible for a component of the pain. For a more complete treatment of this subject that I fully endorse, because I (along with numbers of my patients) actually are beneficiaries of the effects of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine, I would recommend viewing the below website.

Arthritis and Glucosamine Information Center

Article Contents:
You are not alone
The Pain
Contemporary Perspective on Back Pain
Historical Perspective of Back Pain
Science and Art
Alternative Therapeutic Modalities
Back Surgery
Comparative Programs
Not an Excercise Program
Dismissing the "Psychological" Contribution To Spinal Pain
Getting Better as a Process
Become your own Chiropractor
Hope

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