Surgery or IDD Therapy® treatment?
Making the Choice: Surgery or IDD Therapy® Treatment
Our practitioners are often told by patients that they were looking for an alternative to surgery. Knowing the risks involved with surgery was one of the facts that prompted us to develop IDD Therapy treatment. For that reason, we developed this list of pros and cons to help us, and you, understand why it makes sense to try IDD Therapy treatment before “going under the knife.” Read our article, “Surgery vs IDD Therapy®: A Safer, Smarter Path to Pain Relief” to learn more.
Surgery
IDD Therapy® Treatment
Success Rate
Failure rate for low back surgery is very high. On average, about
53% OF SPINAL SURGERIES FAIL
TO RELIEVE SYMPTOMS.1
Further, a clinical study found that only 34% of 102 patients who underwent repeat back surgery had a successful outcome.2
Surgical candidates treated with IDD Therapy treatment reported at least a 50% decrease in pain AND
92% AVOIDED SURGERY
Reported in a clinical study following 84 patients two years after completing treatment. (Dennis McClure, MD, et all). 3
Recovery Time
Typical back surgery recovery time ranges from six weeks to six months, which can cause a major disruption to your life and your job.
There is NO recovery time. IDD Therapy treatment involves 45 minutes per session over a 4-6 week period, causing no disruption to your life or job.
Long-Term Consequences
One back surgery will often cause a need for more back surgeries because of the instabilities it creates in the back. The average back surgery patient gets two to three back surgeries.
Unlike surgery, IDD Therapy treatment does not put any lasting strain on the spine. As a result, we have not seen any long-term problems from it, only long-term relief.
Potential to Get Worse
Previous back surgery is associated with significantly worse general health status than those without surgery.5
There is no evidence whatsoever that suggests patients have ended up worse off from IDD Therapy treatment.
Complications
• Problems with anesthesia
• Infection
• Nerve damage
• Problems with hardware
• Ongoing pain
There are NO complications.
• No medication
• No needles
• No steroids
• No cutting
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
300,000 lumbar sacral spinal surgeries are performed each year as a treatment for chronic low back pain, and the incidence of failed back surgeries can be as high as 60%.6
IDD Therapy treatment not only decreases pain, it also lifts depression associated with pain. Patients are able to avoid using drugs on a daily basis to avoid addiction.
Now, with all things considered…. You may agree that this isn’t where you want to be!
1 Radin, E.L. International Orthop. 1987; 11:255-259.
2 Neurosurgery 1991;28:285-690.
3 US Musculoskeletal Review 2006, Dennis McClure, MD, Neurologist.
4 AJPM Vol. 15 No. 3 July 2005, Long-Term Effect Analysis of IDD Therapy®.
5 Spine. 29(17):1931-1937, September 1, 2004. Hee, Hwan T., MD; Whitecloud, Thomas S. III, MD; Myers, Leann, Ph.D.
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