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Bob, very well stated and very perceptive. Thanks for your very well-thought-out response. Best, Kathrynne "Robert A. Fink, M. D." wrote: > Marilyn and others, > > Note that the "literature" citing the results is in the form of an > "advertisement". Medical advances are not reported in > advertisements. The two doctors involved are an orthopedist who > specializes in arthroscopy (very little to do with the spine), and a > medical neurologist (what is a "Diplomate in Neurology"?) who has no > training in surgery. > > As I mentioned in my original response, 85% of people with herniated > discs respond to conservative treatment (bed rest, physical therapy, > pain and muscle-relaxing drugs, sometimes a temporary back brace, > etc.) and do not require either surgery *or* some "new" modality. > > Humorously, this "new treatment" remonds me of an old joke from > back in the sixties about the best birth-control methods. Because of > the fact that most contraceptive methods have some side-effects, a > method without risk was looked for. Someone suggested *orange > juice*. The proponent of the OJ treatment was then asked, "Do you > take it before or after sex?" The answer was, "Instead of!" > > Marilyn, I am a bit more experienced (I think) than the two doctors > whom you cited, as I treat herniated discs virtually every day. From > diagnosis and conservative treatment (most of them) all the way to > surgery. > > Best, > > Bob > > ********************************************** > Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. > 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 > Berkeley, California 94704-2636 > Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 > WWW: <http://www.dovecom.com/rafink/> > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > "Ex Tristitia Virtus" > > ********************************************* -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Medical nutrition therapy Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Parkinson's disease: assessing and managing unique nutrition needs" http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/