Retired spine surgeon Dr. Jim Marino reveals the real reasons behind back pain—and why most treatments (and even MRIs) could be leading you down the wrong path.

🎯 In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

➡️The MRI Lie: Why 30% of people with zero symptoms still show “surgical problems” on scans
➡️The Muscle Strain Myth: Dr. Marino never saw a single back muscle strain on MRI in decades of practice
➡️The 2-Minute Fix: Simple, proven exercises that outperform expensive therapies
➡️The Surgery Revolution: How spine surgery success rates jumped from 60% to 90%—and why it's not what you think

💡 Golden Nuggets You Don’t Want to Miss:
• Why early MRIs may actually slow down your recovery?
• The “family photo” trick to understand if your scan matters
• McKenzie exercises: The approach that changed everything
• When surgery is truly necessary (hint: it’s rare!)

👉 If you’ve ever struggled with back pain, this video will change how you see your diagnosis, treatment, and path to recovery.

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The Pod Of Inquiry is designed to empower you with knowledge. What happens from there is up to you. Your host, Dr. Stephen Barrett, has designed this show to take you down some very deep rabbit holes hopefully bringing you back out again, relatively unscathed, but cerebrally wicked enabling a better understanding of all things worthy of inquiry.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction & Background
02:36 – Career Evolution & Minimally Invasive Surgery
08:10 – Historical Context & Technology Evolution
13:47 – Surgical Outcomes & Failed Back Surgery
20:18 – Diagnostic Challenges & Pain Generator Identification
29:14 – MRI Limitations & Diagnostic Tools
35:45 – Clinical Approach & Conservative Treatment
45:32 – Bone Graft Innovation: The Corex Harvester
52:01 – Final Thoughts & Philosophy

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