04/26/2025
In a given year, 1.2 million Americans undergo spinal surgery, with procedures for lower back pain costing $90 billion a year; roughly 200,000 are cervical procedures. In addition, back surgeries that don’t fix the initial condition are so common they’re now a condition of their own: Failed-back-surgery syndrome, or FBSS, is estimated to affect as many as 40 percent of those who undergo spinal procedures. Finally, back surgeries are among the most overprescribed operations, with one study finding that over three years, Medicare beneficiaries underwent more than 200,000 unnecessary back-related procedures.
Think of chiropractic care like brushing your teeth. You wouldn’t skip brushing and wait for your teeth to rot before seeing the dentist, would you? (If you would, we need to have a whole other conversation.) Just like dental care prevents cavities, chiropractic maintenance care helps prevent bigger issues, like chronic pain, mobility problems, or that lovely hunchback look that sneaks up on you.
Popping pills to mask your pain? That’s like duct-taping over your car’s engine light. Sure, you don’t see the problem anymore, but guess what? It’s still there, just waiting to blow up in your face at the worst possible time. Chiropractic adjustments tackle the root cause of your discomfort, not just the symptoms.
So why wait for the wheels to fall off your body before you do something? Dr. Niraj Patel is here to keep your spine in prime condition so you can move, groove, and live your best life. Don’t wait for pain to hit DEFCON 1—Never put a dollar amount on YOUR health. If you read this far, now go back and read the 1st paragraph, do you want to be that statistic?
