Dr. Daniel Kassicieh's decades of clinical research and work with treating patients has proven time and again that there are many often-ignored factors that can cause back and neck pain, and that you can become pain free without narcotics or surgery. Back pain is not something that must be simply tolerated, nor is it going to be relieved from all of the unnecessary surgeries many patients endure as a result of listening to misleading medical advice. Unfortunately, most people do not realize that they have a choice when they are suffering with terrible neck or back pain. They are told that surgery is their only option, even when it is has no possibility of relieving their pain. But you DO have a choice. In Back Smart: Free Yourself from Back and Neck Pain, Enjoy a Higher Quality of Life without Narcotics or Surgery, Dr. Kassicieh uses true stories, brilliant illustrations, and case studies that will help you understand your pain problems, the source of your pain, and your conservative treatment options. The sound, medical findings (and his extensive bibliography) give readers confidence that all is not lost, no matter how many failed efforts they have tried in desperation to function without back and neck pain. Back Smart shows how, for the majority (97%) of patients suffering with neck and back pain - surgery is not and will never be the answer.