I'm hoping someone can help. My brother has a severe back problem..He has been out of work on disability for a little over a year, and he's only 26. He was in a car accident and it apparently worsened a condition he didn't know he had, as well as cause other problems in his back. He has been to many doctors and still nothing. Shots didn't work and he even had a procedure to sever nerve endings in the area to relive some discomfort, but it didn't work. He has two damaged discs in his lower back and one doctor talked about disc replacement surgery (which isn't fda approved yet and he can't have it done since he's not an 'ideal' canidate) and another doctor talked about having the two bad discs fused to the disc above and below them..Which would limit his flexibility but hopefully relieve the pain. But he can't get approved for surgery and i'm not sure why. He can only stand for a few minutes at a time, he can't sit up in a chair...He can't even pick up a glass and put it in the sink without being in pain. Is there anything he can do to help ease the pain? He's also slipping into a depression...And doesn't talk much to anyone anymore. I love my brother and hate to see him like this. Does anyone know of something or someone that can help him? Thanks.