Maybe a physiatrist would be a good option for you? That is who I see for my pain management and who suggested ADR. He was good at explaining my situation and explained my options. Also, I am at Texas Back Institute, which is like a Super Wal-Mart, one stop shopping. They have pain dr's, accupuncture, physical therapy, injections, surgeons and any other kind of back dr/procedure you can imagine. I really liked it because your dr's are all communicating with each other, and I felt they were more open to various treatments. Because, like you said, a surgeon generally wants to do surgery!
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34 years old-
1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler
Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, accupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc
Had Baby #3 after ADR!
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