Not only are there some people who a gaming the system, but there is also a VERY wide variance of what shows on imaging vs. severity o symptoms. There are people with MUCH, MUCH worse looking imaging, but little or no symptoms. So when the docs see someone with relatively benign looking imaging but moderate or severe symptoms, they tend to be dismissive.
Believe it or not, in many cases they are doing us a favor. One of the reasons they pass on the confusing cases is because they have bad experiences doing surgeries that don't have positive outcomes.
Spine sucks...
Mark
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