They say that most will cure with time and the right exercise program. But we gave mine 6 months and nothing so under the knife I go, Should be real simple from what Dr. Bamber the surgeon told me. Two weks of no activity and then back to normal everyday things ater that. I am so sick of taking pain meds it will be nice to get off them. I have a hard time swallowing pills so always hated taking pills. I will let you know in a few weeks how it turns out.