Therapy : Not a solution to your chronic pain

Types of Therapy

Physical therapy
Chiropractic therapy
Massage therapy
Occupational therapy

What does Therapy treat?

A physical therapist in blue scrubs examining a woman's elbow, demonstrating how physical therapy treats various musculoskeletal issues.

Muscle injury or deconditioning
Joint stiffness

When does Therapy not work?

A physical therapist in blue scrubs is performing manual therapy on a male patient lying prone on a therapy table, suggesting a scenario where physical therapy might not work if not properly tailored to the patient's condition.

Does not fix disc injuries = Discogenic back pain

Does not fix facet joint injuries = Facetogenic back pain

Does not fix sacroiliac joint pain = Sacrogenic back pain

Does not fix pinched nerves = Radiculopathy or Myelopathy

Fractured Vertebrae

Why doesn’t Therapy work for Facet Joint or Disc pain?

Facet joint pain comes from inflammation within the arthritic facet joint(s) and injured facet capsule. Therapy does not eliminate arthritis or the pain it causes. Therapy often aggravates pain from inflamed joints.

Disc pain comes from inflammation in the annular tear. Therapy movement aggravates the annular tear and the inflammation causing more pain.

What is the best alternative treatment to therapy?

A picture of endoscopic laser being used in a Deuk Laser Disc Repair surgery

Laser Spine Surgery : Deuk Laser Disc Repair®

An annotated Xray portraying the deuk piriformis release procedure.

Piriformis Syndrome Surgery: Deuk Piriformis Muscle Release®

Animation showcasing deuk plasma wond burning the nerves completely to cure pain.

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