Spinal surgery has its place but recent research has shown that spinal surgery only works for a specific patient group and not everyone fits that ideal profile for surgery. This is especially true for patients suffering from chronic back pain and sciatica symptoms. For some patients, this is the driving factor when it comes to seeking a second opinion before spinal surgery.
For other clients, a second opinion is often a result of clients having had an unpleasant experience when being treated by other healthcare professionals in the past. These experiences leading to doubts and fears which may be the result of: