"i&#039;ve been taking avinza for a few years and it has changed my life.  i have chronic back pain and have had 1 unsuccessful surgery.  i will not go through that again just to be disappointed. i started with a dose of 120 mg and have been able to reduce that to only 30 mg over the past 18 months.  i added in a regular visit to a chiropractor and had acupuncture.  all together these things have made my quality of life so much better.   soon i hope to be off of it totally."