Herniated disc surgery is still a popular treatment modality, despite a long history of failed procedures and often dismal curative results. Surgeons have invented a seemingly endless procession of invasive treatment options for herniated disc issues, yet the statistics for postoperative resolution of painful symptoms contraindicate surgical interventions in the vast majority of cases. Unfortunately for most patients who do undergo surgery, they learn this lesson too late, as the damage to their spinal tissues may be permanent and physically debilitating.
