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Millions of people every year experience back pain. In the past, major surgery was often their only recourse. But today, for 80 to 90 percent of back pain sufferers, long-term relief no longer has to involve complicated medical procedures, extended hospital stays, and weeks of recovery. In this informative, user-friendly guide, renowned spine surgeon Dr. Michael Hasz explores options for eliminating back pain without surgery or with minimally invasive surgery. The treatment choices he covers range from weight loss and exercise, to acupuncture and injections, to recent developments in regenerative and stem cell therapies. In addition, he details the most accurate and up-to-date diagnostics, as well as the evolution in laser technology, which has led to more accurate and effective surgeries. There's no need to suffer any longer. This invaluable resource will help you make the right decisions about procedures and lifestyle, and point you down the path to being pain-free.

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A nationally recognized spinal specialist, Michael Hasz, MD, FACS, is a spinal surgeon at the Hasz Spine Institute in Reston, Virginia, and was listed among the country's top 1 percent of physicians in his specialty by US News & World Report. A former major in the US Air Force, Dr. Hasz was chairman of the department of orthopaedic surgery and director of spinal surgery at the Andrews Air Force Base/Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center. He currently holds an appointment as clinical instructor of orthopaedic surgery and assistant professor of surgery at the Uniformed Services University of Health Science in Bethesda, Maryland.

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