As many as 20% of spinal fusions are for ordinary low back pain and may not be supported by good evidence, says Derrick Sung, an analyst at Sanford C.

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When you consider the terrible side-effects caused by even over the counter pain relievers millions of people take every day for low back pain, it seems unethical to ignore the good news of these studies just because the mechanisms for how acupuncture works baffle us.

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The results were so good that he talked his brother, who also suffered severe back pain, into flying up from Texas to get it done.

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"Like a pitcher coming back from Tommy John (elbow surgery), throwing through pain isn't a good idea, " Teixeira said.

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