http://bit.ly/dNHkVl Anyone that suffers from chronic pain knows how frustrating it can be to find help that actually solves the problem.
Keep in mind that surgery is not necessarily the best option for most physical pain conditions. Also realize that physicians and surgeons are not the best resources when searching for alternative treatment to surgery. Most pain specialists got into their field because they felt that it is a good profession with solid income potential, and a job that may earn them respect among their peers. Most pain specialists did not choose their specialty area because they were suffering from chronic pain and after a twenty year search did they discover that this one technique was better than everything else. When seeking out your next pain specialist maybe this reasoning should be part of your interviewing process:
Have you ever suffered from chronic pain?
How long did you have the problem before it was resolved?
How many specialists did you go to before the problem was solved? What modalities did you try?