I’ve done it for 30 years, lol! To be honest, some of that needs to be done to be documented for the insurance company that you’ve moved through that phase and then onto something else. I recommend the most important thing is to have a qualified orthopedic surgeon who you work with Who will tell you when you need surgery and when you should be referred for PT or other pain management. I also want to recommend that you look into MFR myofascial tissue release and I’m sure that will help part of your problem! (If you get the right MFR therapist) I tried several before I found a really good one. And I can tell you that all the grueling pain I go through when he massages the lower lumbar cervical spine, which is impacted by my scoliosis (I’ve already had surgery in my lumbar at L3 L4, L5.) however, the areas around it are weakening, and the scoliosis is Now Causing muscles to be weakened in the surrounding areas. The deep myofascial tissue release is amazing. Planting Inc regularly I go twice a month and I pay out of my own pocket because I found a great guy. I always feel like I need back surgery again but after I get up off the table, I have a new life for a couple weeks. It’s really hard as we age to keep those para spinal muscle muscles strong (the little muscles that come off the spine); especially where you have had surgery or fusion (hardware that holds your bones apart keeping them straight) and areas around where your scoliosis is. The MFR I will be doing for the rest of my life. It stays off the next spine surgeries which will remedy the increasing scoliosis as my back degenerates. I hope you can advocate for yourself or have someone who can help you. Sometimes it can be very defeating, but I have really great days interspersed with the crappy ones and I just keep in mind what I still need to accomplish for the rest of my life and that gets me through. Good luck.