Pain

By Dr. Raphael Ye After years of treating chronic back pain patients with motor deficits, we've found that back surgery is frequently never 100% successful.  The thing is, surgery is the most invasive, intense, and risky of all treatments.  There is never a guarantee that the surgery will work, and there's always the risk that your pain will persist and worsen, or the operation will introduce new pain sensations.  Some patients suffer from a condition defined by chronic back pain after surgery, called 'Failed Back Surgery Syndrome' (FBSS).  Before taking the risk with surgery, it's always best practice to put as much space between you