Coping and Treating Spinal Stenosis

Coping for Life by Lucy Dobkins

Many people will be surprised to learn that there are over 6.5 million Americans currently suffering from chronic back pain. This is equivalent to the population of several small nations in Africa and Asia. Back pain is becoming an epidemic.

There are many non-invasive, minimally invasive and surgical procedures available for the treatment of spinal stenosis and other degenerative spinal conditions. Your doctors will advice you on the type of therapy to follow based on your condition. Many people make their decisions based on the information given to them by their doctors and the information they manage to gather from online resources. However, nothing influences decisions more than a personal account of a patient who was in your shoes and has gone through the treatment process and is now coping with the after effects.

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Lucy Dobkins experienced chronic back pain first hand. In fact she underwent various surgical procedures to manage the pain. Bad Back: Coping for Life is the story of how she coped with the condition and the surgeries. It also recounts how Ms Dobkins coped with the after effects of surgery.

Surgical treatment is not recommended for the treatment of chronic back pain. Surgical treatment is recommended only as a final resort when all other therapies have failed to produce any positive results. This account of Lucy Dobkins' ordeal is evidence of why surgical treatment ought to be avoided.

Lucy Dobkins' story isn't only about pain and suffering, it is also a story of the triumph and strength of the human spirit.

Coping and Treating Spinal Stenosis
Coping for Life by Lucy Dobkins.
Article published May 12^th, 2011
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