Ten million adults suffer from chronic back pain and one million seek a surgical fix every year, but back surgery with less pain and less recovery time? Sounds too good to be true?

Doctors at Georgetown University are working on the procedure that could help.

Lateral Interbody Fusion or X-Lif involves a small incision in the patient’s side over the hurt disc.

X-rays guide tubes down to the spine using special tools to avoid muscle and tissue damage.

They’re locked into place with a flexible arm so the doctor can fuse the spine.

Recovery is four to six weeks instead of six to 12 months and patients are often walking within a few days.

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Hope it helps, good luck to you!

I hurt my back when I was sixteen (three years ago) at my first job (had to lift things, wasn’t given any training etc) and instead of getting better it is now far worse. Some mornings it takes me about half an hour to be able to straighten up and when I lean over to do hoovering or leaning over a desk it can bring tears to my eyes when I try to stand up again.

Have you had any miracle cures? I can’t go to a doctor as the appointments are hard to get and you have to – eugh, you know. There are nurses for this on a monday afternoon and nurses for that on a wednesday morning and it’s very complicated and a total waste of time.

I’m a chiropractor, so – have you ever been to a Chiropractor? There are great ones in England. You may have to pay some yourself but at least you’ll get a lot for your money,. Also, what do you do for exercises? Won’t get better without those. Sounds like you have more than normal problems in your back – time to take care of it.