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Challenges and Mishandling of Low Back Pain Treatment
This chapter explores the challenges faced in effectively treating low back pain and how it is often mishandled by doctors, including the inappropriate use of opioid medications and unnecessary surgeries. It also discusses the limitations and effectiveness of fusion surgeries for lower back pain, with a specific case study highlighting ongoing pain after a fusion procedure and the difficulty in determining the exact source of back pain through imaging.