Back Pain - Is Surgery Worth It?

Is Back Surgery Worth It?

By Catherine Guthrie
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the May 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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An O, the Oprah Magazine article about the back pain and if surgery is worth it.

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