Should I get physical therapy before seeing a primary care doctor or a back surgeon for lower back pain?

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Research shows it is better to get physical therapy before seeing a primary care doctor or a back surgeon for lower back pain. Usually, they tell you to take muscle relaxers, anti-inflammatories, and rest. After that, if you continue to have pain, they ask you to try physical therapy. You may wonder why the pain medications are not helping you. The reason is, they are treating the symptoms and not treating the cause of the symptoms. That is where a physical therapist can step in, in a way that a primary care doctor or a back surgeon cannot.

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