Back pain is common, affecting about 60 to 80 percent of people in Western countries. Other than injury, if the pain lasts only a day or two, it is most probably due to muscle strain. However, if the pain is lasting and continual, it may be attributed to disk degeneration, resulting in the vertebrae crushing against one another.One of the myths about back pain is that it can be cured by back surgery.The truth is that back surgery may not be the best option in treating back pain for various reasons:Back surgery - removing a disk - is a very invasive procedure, often with various complications.Back surgery does not stop or reduce the pain.Research studies have shown that X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs on healthy individuals with no complaint of any back problems reveal that as many as 20 percent of them are in fact having protruding disks and other problematic abnormalities. These findings indicate that back pain may be more than just back problems requiring back surgery.Without back surgery, damaged disks may often improve by themselves. Even tissue having herniated out from the interior of a disk may be resorbed on its own.Back surger

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