Abstract
In dealing with medical problems, two basic questions must always be addressed: “What is it?” and “What should be done about it?” Although this statement seems insipid, it is especially worthy of repetition in a discussion of the failed back syndrome. All too often, the myriad symptoms and specific etiologies that constitute this dreadful diagnosis are greeted by the practitioner with a sense of despair. The patient is all too often offered a diagnosis of sorts, but no offer of therapy is forthcoming: “Yes, you’ve got a real problem”—period. Other patients are shoveled aside to whatever practitioners are willing to tackle their cases, and if none are available locally, many patients are referred to distant cities. As discussed in Chapter 1, this is unfortunate and unfair to both the patient and the recipient physician, who cannot easily undertake an integrated and continuing therapeutic program at a distance.
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Wilkinson, H.A. (1992). Noninvasive Therapy. In: The Failed Back Syndrome. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4394-6_5
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