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The BEST Low Back Pain Treatment??

The BEST Low Back Pain Treatment??

When I was in active practice I was often asked, and now working with clients that I train individually, I continue to be asked, a recurrent question.

“Doctor Fudala… What is the best treatment for low back pain?”

For those of you surfing at warp speed, with the attention span of a hummingbird, and want to get right to the point… here is the answer.

There is no such thing as a “best” treatment. And, if your clinician tells you that a certain treatment has been shown to be clearly better than others, they are “cherry picking” the scientific literature, or giving you their own biased opinion, to support the type of treatment they most likely earn their living providing.

How Useful are MRI's for Low Back Pain?

How Useful are MRI's for Low Back Pain?

This is a brief post about the relationship between MRI findings and low back pain.

It is being written because of similar questions and concerns I have had from several of my low back pain recovery clients over the last few weeks.

One of the most important things you need to know when you are suffering with low back pain is this.

In most cases, there is NO relationship between what is seen on your low back MRI, your current pain, or your risk of experiencing low back pain in the future.

Avoid Needless Tests for Low Back Pain-4 Key Things to Ask

Avoid Needless Tests for Low Back Pain-4 Key Things to Ask

A client saved money the other day after consulting with me for a single concern.


His question pertained to the necessity of having a certain type of diagnostic test that had been recommended for him. He wasn’t in critical condition. His low back problem responded decently to treatment but periodically returned.


Like many people who have testing, he was hoping the test would finally tell him what was wrong and help him get “fixed” for good.