“Can chronic low back pain be treated without surgery?”
Since my pregnancy I have been suffering from lower back pain. The pain has become very intense and leaves me restless. The doctors have suggested I may have to undergo a surgery. My baby is very small, so I wanted to know if a surgery is the only way to treat the lower back pain?
8 Answers
Absolutely! Surgery is not the only option for treating chronic low back pain, especially postpartum. At Flex Health, we take a comprehensive, non-surgical approach to pain management that focuses on long-term relief and restoring function.
Common non-surgical treatments that can help include:
✅ Physical Therapy – Targeted exercises strengthen the core and back muscles, improving posture and reducing strain.
✅ Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) – As a D.O., I use hands-on techniques to improve mobility, reduce pain, and enhance circulation.
✅ Acupuncture & Dry Needling – These techniques can relieve muscle tightness and inflammation.
✅ Anti-Inflammatory Diet & Supplements – Reducing systemic inflammation can help ease pain naturally.
✅ Regenerative Medicine – Treatments like PRP (platelet-rich plasma) therapy can promote natural healing of damaged tissues.
✅ Lifestyle Modifications – Simple adjustments, like ergonomic support and stress management, can greatly reduce discomfort.
✅ Stemwave Therapy – Shockwave therapy to help your body generate it's own healing.
Your body is still recovering from pregnancy, and with the right treatment plan, surgery may not be necessary. I’d love to help you explore safe, effective alternatives that allow you to be pain-free while caring for your little one.
Common non-surgical treatments that can help include:
✅ Physical Therapy – Targeted exercises strengthen the core and back muscles, improving posture and reducing strain.
✅ Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) – As a D.O., I use hands-on techniques to improve mobility, reduce pain, and enhance circulation.
✅ Acupuncture & Dry Needling – These techniques can relieve muscle tightness and inflammation.
✅ Anti-Inflammatory Diet & Supplements – Reducing systemic inflammation can help ease pain naturally.
✅ Regenerative Medicine – Treatments like PRP (platelet-rich plasma) therapy can promote natural healing of damaged tissues.
✅ Lifestyle Modifications – Simple adjustments, like ergonomic support and stress management, can greatly reduce discomfort.
✅ Stemwave Therapy – Shockwave therapy to help your body generate it's own healing.
Your body is still recovering from pregnancy, and with the right treatment plan, surgery may not be necessary. I’d love to help you explore safe, effective alternatives that allow you to be pain-free while caring for your little one.
Not all back pain requires surgery. Treatment strategies should be tailored to individual patients, some patients need surgery and some don't. Sometimes osteopathic manipulative medicine can be a useful tool in treating low back pain, especially in pregnant patients. If you would like another opinion on this matter, I would be happy to review your records and evaluate you. Hope this helps!
Not all back pain requires surgery. Treatment strategies should be tailored to individual patients, some patients need surgery and some don't. Sometimes osteopathic manipulative medicine can be a useful tool in treating low back pain, especially in pregnant patients. If you would like another opinion on this matter, I would be happy to review your records and evaluate you. Hope this helps!
There are often good reasons that a new mother has back pain that don’t require surgery.
RM Hiserote,DO
RM Hiserote,DO
Hi there!
Surgery is not the only way to treat low back pain. Osteopaths like me who use osteopathic manipulative medicine can do gentle hands on treatment to see if it helps the pain.
Surgery is not the only way to treat low back pain. Osteopaths like me who use osteopathic manipulative medicine can do gentle hands on treatment to see if it helps the pain.
There is sufficient research that Osteopathic Treatment can improve chronic low back pain, however there are some conditions involving anatomic abnormalities or fractures of the spine that will require surgical intervention.
Roseanne Shaw
Whau Valley, Whangarei
Lower back pain in pregnancy can be effectively treated with osteopathic treatment.Your osteopathic will treat you gently so no harm will come to the baby. I have treated many pregnant Mums sucessfully. kind regards Roseanne Shaw
William J. Kirmes
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Surgery is the last resort in treating lower back pain. Depending on the source of the pain your other medical history and of course the physical exam you would want to start out conservatively. It would not be unusual for you to have a mechanical component to your back pain which may have started either during your pregnancy or labor and delivery. Someone skilled in the diagnosis of mechanical back strains may be helpful. It is also likely that you have deconditioned overtime in the lumbar extension musculature which leads to recurrencies from instability . If you're not comfortable with an initial evaluation ,seek a second opinion .
