Posts Tagged ‘implant’

Daniel: Low back pain (post implant – Spinal Cord Stimulator)

Daniel suffered from severe low back and leg pain and constant medication only helped him to get through his job, where he is on his feet all day. He had surgery done five years ago to fuse the L4-L5 sections of the spine, with only temporary relief, and the pain got progressively worse. This procedure [...]

Lumbar Spine Arthroplasty Disc Replacement medical legal art

please ↑Like, ↓Comment and Share↑ now. www.medilaw.tv Subscribe for latest movies. medical legal art. Illustrates the surgical technique for performing a lumbar disc replacement, also known as a lumbar arthroplasty. This procedure is used to remove an intervertebral disc that is causing uncontrollable pain or is compressing the adjacent spinal cord or nerve roots. The [...]

Richard: Lumbar radiculopathy & failed back syndrome (11 months post SCS)

Chronic pain patients have one thing in common – appreciation for the simple day-to-day activities that many of us take for granted. Richard says, “I feel you miss out on everything. I’m a real ‘go-getter.’ I love to work and do things, and when you have this kind of pain, it’s over. You want to [...]

Kathleen: Lumbar radiculopathy & failed back syndrome (2 months post implant Spinal Cord Stim)

Fifteen years of pain and a failed discectomy left Kathleen unable to do simple things, like picking up her grandson or doing dishes. After the implant, her pain relief was almost 100% and is able to manage her pain with only minimal medication. Kathleen says if you’re not sure whether to go ahead with the [...]