What septums and sciatica have in common...

CRAZYsauce Christmas story! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Hey {NAME}, First off- I hope you had a very Merry Christmas! Secondly, I had this weird conversation with my sister-in-law that I wanted to share (I think there’s a lesson to learned here)... Just the other day- Christmas night after the kids had gone to bed- us “adults” were sitting around the table chatting. And Shannon (my sister-in-law) nonchalantly tells us that she’ll be taking a week off work and getting surgery to fix her "crooked nose". Her ENT (ear, nose and throat specialist) apparently scared the living daylights out of her by telling her that her nasal cavities were the narrowest he’d ever seen, and questioned how she was able to breathe. He says surgery is the only way to fix it so things don’t get worse. Go in with a crooked nose, exit with a surgical recommendation. My wife questioned, “Do you have trouble breathing?" Shannon responded, “NO!” You should know that her nose and nasal cavities and whatever other spaces she’s had up in there have been this way her entire life without issue. But because some “specialist” freaked her out and told her she needs surgery (even though she has no issue- other than a crooked nose)- she’ll be going under the knife next week. No resistance, little questioning, just- “Well, I guess I need to get this fixed.” Holy NUTCRACKERS! Can’t make this stuff up. Everyday, people are told that they: 👉 Have a bad back 👉 Have the back of an 80 year old 👉 Their back is jacked up 👉 Their pelvis is all out of whack 👉 They're unstable 👉 They’ve got dead butt syndrome Basically, most of the world makes you believe you’re broken. Have you heard any of these silly things? My guess is that 90% of appointments at the local spine surgery center and roughly the same percentage of surgeries are unnecessary (studies show that only around 5% of people with back, butt, and leg pain have true nerve compression which may require surgery… I added some buffer for other traumatic/emergent causes). But if you freak someone out enough… And tell them that they’ll be paralyzed if they don’t go through with it… Show them an X-ray or MRI of their back... Or that they’ll never be able to do the things they love… Well then, clearly the only option is to get fixed and have surgery, right?! NO! “Dr. Charlie, are you telling me that I don’t need surgery?” Yup. Most people do just fine healing their pain naturally. And (like Shannon) just because you’re told you need surgery, doesn’t mean you do or should have it. If you want to steer clear of surgery and give yourself the best chance of getting back to normal naturally- then I’d be happy to review your case → [click here to submit a CASE REVIEW and set up a time to chat](. If, after reviewing your case, I feel you’re in the 5% of people who do need surgery (or something else), then I’ll just let you know (personal call, email, or text notification) and we can cancel the call. You’re not broken. -Dr. Charlie PS- I'm going ice skating tomorrow with my wife & daughter, and some extended family is coming over today (big talkers... I'll be tied up most of the night)... so I've only got space to review 15 cases before the new year. [Click here to submit a CASE REVIEW]( and kick off the new year on a pain free path... At [physicaltherapyjohnson.com](, we are strongly committed to protecting your privacy and providing a safe & high-quality online experience for all of our visitors. 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