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I have bone on bone in my lower spine causing sever pain 24/7. i did medicine, pt next is surgery. what do you recommend?

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Dr. Mark Weston answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Maybe: Locate and confirm you pain generator with diagnostic injections once you have that , then talk to a surgeon about reconstruction options for your condition "assuming" by appearance that something causes back ache is wrong 30% . 30% over age of 30 have asymptomatic ddd. Confirm pain generator theory with diagnostic injections consider carefully morbidities associated with any surgical plan.

Answered 1/13/2013

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A member asked:

I have bone on bone in my lower spine causing sever pain 24/7. i did medicine, pt next is surgery. what do you recommend?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Mark Weston answered

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