You may be a candidate for spinal fusion surgery if your pain has not been not been helped by other methods such as extensive physical therapy, medications, homeopathic remedies, and chiropractic techniques.

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There are numerous risks involved in spinal fusion surgery and you should clearly know, understand, and consider the risks as compared to the possible benefits.

When the surgeon performs a spinal fusion, a tiny fragment of bone is placed in the disc space in the front of the spine. Even though the surgery is called a spinal fusion, the surgeon does not really fuse the spine. By placing the bone in those areas, the bone grows together, and essentially, the spine fuses itself. When the vertebrae fuse, the movement in that area is eliminated, so the pain is reduced or eliminated.

To read more about the basics of spinal fusion or how spinal decompression therapy maybe a suitable alternative see http://www.drx9000-spinal-decompression.com/spinal-decompression-therapy/.