My ad agency team was once hired to produce a 30 minute infomercial, TV commercial ad campaign, and new website for the Back Pain Institute in Florida. Their specialty was VAX-D treatments for back pain. Skeptical of the claims, I was given a tour of their facility.
I saw two patients lying on their stomachs on these tables, harnessed and holding onto bars above their heads. The client had lined up some happy patients who would provide testimonials. Hearing first hand from so many people how VAX-D changed their lives was impressive. Nothing beats word of mouth, and there were plenty of people making claims that it changed their lives. Seriously, no spin.
They could walk up stairs again. A fireman could return fully to work and carry hoses up the training towers. A mother could pick up her child again without wincing in pain. All these activities many of us take for granted were a nightmare for these people. One, a die-hard marathon runner, was able to overcome his backpain and run again.
Remember, these are unsolicited reviews, I get paid nothing for espousing these opinions. I urge that if you are having back pain to at least look into the options of VAX-D treatments instead of invasive surgery. After all, you can always get some disks welded together or get metal plates screwed to your spine later if VAX-D doesn't improve your condition!
The premise behind VAX-D is that it stretches and realigns your spine so slowly, unlike traction, your back muscles do not counter the pulling and allows your discs to open and draw in the nutrients from the body and slowly heal your discs. That's the gist in super layman's terms, anyway.
If you are suffering from back pain, here are some of the commercials, snippets from the 30 minute infomercial at my YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/aaronbelchamber.
VAX-D might not be for everyone, but I ran into A LOT of people who opted for VAX-D over surgery and were so glad they did. VAX-D actually cures a lot of spinal and disk issues that I am not qualified medically to discuss or even understand. If it worked for these genuine people, it might be a treatment option worth looking at more closely. I have personally recommended it to a few of my friends and have had friends who have gone through VAX-D that would recommend it as a serious option.
The cost of these VAX-D treatments are definitely less than surgery, not to mention the minimized risks involved. It may even be virtually a "free" back pain solution since it is accepted by many health insurance policies (as long as those are still around and not gobbled up by the government's upcoming and inevitable single-payer health payer system -- go post office-style health care! Sorry, I digress....) Look it up and consider it as a serious option if you have back pain.
The other bonus will be if you're in Southwest Florida, look up the Woottons. Dr. Wootton and Barbara Wootton, who own and operate The Back Pain Institute, were great clients and wonderful people, you'll be glad to have met them. Your back might thank you, too.