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Forum: iSpine 04-10-2013, 06:20 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,590
Posted By mmglobal
After my 4-level cervical ADR I started working...

After my 4-level cervical ADR I started working again about 10 days post-op. maybe not the best idea, but following a single level procedure with a good recovery, returning to work in 3 weeks is...
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 03-27-2013, 07:09 PM
Replies: 278
Views: 51,229
Posted By mmglobal
Wow, that sounds like quite an ordeal... but how...

Wow, that sounds like quite an ordeal... but how are you now?

Mark
Forum: iSpine 03-25-2013, 08:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,067
Posted By mmglobal
I think we should all call her Jucy from now on! ...

I think we should all call her Jucy from now on!

Fmohadi, I'm very glad to hear that surgery is still optional for you. Be very careful before you leap!

All the best... please keep us posted,...
Forum: iSpine 03-24-2013, 08:32 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,067
Posted By mmglobal
It looks like pretty benign results on the MRI,...

It looks like pretty benign results on the MRI, but I've seen people with horrible results who's conditions don't warrant surgery, and others with mild results who are so severely impaired that...
Forum: iSpine 03-18-2013, 06:13 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,336
Posted By mmglobal
Bell... good luck! Please let us know how it...

Bell... good luck! Please let us know how it goes! We are looking forward to hearing good news about your recovery.

mark
Forum: iSpine 03-17-2013, 08:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,333
Posted By mmglobal
Jim, I just got an email a couple of days ago...

Jim, I just got an email a couple of days ago from a local client who had a successful procedure at regenexx... send me an email and I'll put you in contact with him.

I hope you are well... I know...
Forum: iSpine 02-18-2013, 05:59 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,826
Posted By mmglobal
Judy, I've had several clients with unsuccessful...

Judy, I've had several clients with unsuccessful lumbar surgery, then later have their sciatica resolved with piriformis surgery. One ID'd it with a diagnostic injection. Others went to piriformis...
Forum: iSpine 02-18-2013, 03:59 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,736
Posted By mmglobal
Thelma, I have seen several hybrids performed in...

Thelma, I have seen several hybrids performed in the US. However, I've never seen one with a Bryan disc because I don't know a surgeon who would consider using a Bryan. Many of the surgeons I know...
Forum: iSpine 02-18-2013, 03:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,925
Posted By mmglobal
You'd be shocked. I don't have updated images...

You'd be shocked. I don't have updated images for this case because you don't do imaging when there are no problems. But, surgeons have shown me pictures of horrible looking fractures, in which the...
Forum: iSpine 02-18-2013, 05:21 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,925
Posted By mmglobal
That is a huge herniation for the c-spine that...

That is a huge herniation for the c-spine that will likely require intervention. However, I've seen many cases that have resolved without surgery. I think this is a good example:
...
Forum: iSpine 01-28-2013, 04:44 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,478
Posted By mmglobal
Hi newbie... welcome! Sorry you find yourself...

Hi newbie... welcome! Sorry you find yourself researching spine.

You clearly have a frank herniation at at least one level with the fragment extruded downward. It's hard to draw conclusions from...
Forum: iSpine 01-19-2013, 07:37 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 19,934
Posted By mmglobal
Your physio deals with the failures and is trying...

Your physio deals with the failures and is trying to keep you from being one. Great outcomes spend little time with him. I appreciate the sentiment that spine surgeons may be too quick to act upon...
Forum: iSpine 01-19-2013, 07:30 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,454
Posted By mmglobal
Mitch, just about a week ago, a client of mine...

Mitch, just about a week ago, a client of mine had a new style of lumbar decompression surgery (after ADR at the same level) that seems to have gone very well. It's an open surgery, but does not...
Forum: iSpine 01-19-2013, 07:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,641
Posted By mmglobal
Amber, a single level cervical fusion is a good...

Amber, a single level cervical fusion is a good operation with good results. The loss of range of motion at one cervical level would be negligible... especially if the disc was degenerated before...
Forum: iSpine 01-16-2013, 05:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,454
Posted By mmglobal
It sounds like you are going through a discovery...

It sounds like you are going through a discovery process similar to what we did for my wife in 2007. She had a large, centrally located disc herniation at L5-S1 that was too difficult for many of...
Forum: iSpine 01-15-2013, 01:16 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,464
Posted By mmglobal
looks way better than most of the people I deal...

looks way better than most of the people I deal with. It's hard to tell from a few slices... are you sure those are the 'money shots'?

The problem is that things can look pretty good on MRI, yet...
Forum: iSpine 01-13-2013, 05:29 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,654
Posted By mmglobal
Cycle, sorry for the late reply. I have seen...

Cycle, sorry for the late reply.

I have seen many 3-level lumbar surgeries. I know people who have had them done in the US and overseas.

When a surgeon tells you that three-level ADR's cannot...
Forum: iSpine 01-09-2013, 06:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,986
Posted By mmglobal
what surgery did you have?

what surgery did you have?
Forum: iSpine 01-09-2013, 06:40 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,773
Posted By mmglobal
Hi Maria, it's great that you are good enough for...

Hi Maria, it's great that you are good enough for light workouts. I saw him first in the late 90's and he was already grey then... do you know how old he is?

I have mixed feelings about no MRI. ...
Forum: Community Support - NSR 01-03-2013, 04:32 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,471
Posted By mmglobal
Wow Lyssie, have you got your plate full or what?...

Wow Lyssie, have you got your plate full or what?

It's tough enough going through spinal hell for the most fortunate of us. I can only imagine how much harder it is for those who have other...
Forum: iSpine 12-21-2012, 10:03 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,365
Posted By mmglobal
Fred... sorry for late reply. If you still need...

Fred... sorry for late reply. If you still need it, contact me off the forum and I'll help you get to Pimenta.

Mark
Forum: Community Support - NSR 12-12-2012, 03:29 AM
Replies: 356
Views: 73,356
Posted By mmglobal
I have seen several iterations of this through...

I have seen several iterations of this through the years, but per snopes.com: Urban Legends Reference Pages (http://www.snopes.com), this was for real!

Mark


TOO DAM FUNNY......

This is a...
Forum: iSpine 12-12-2012, 02:58 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,781
Posted By mmglobal
With all the appropriate, "I'm not a doctor"...

With all the appropriate, "I'm not a doctor" qualifiers, in my experience, the schmorles nodes (defects like craters in the vertebral bodies) are not significant. The rest of the MRI reads like...
Forum: iSpine 12-05-2012, 06:20 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,217
Posted By mmglobal
Well, if it's on the internet, it must be true!!!...

Well, if it's on the internet, it must be true!!! Thanks for the kind words Judy. But, instead of 'take my advice', I say, 'take everything I say with a grain of salt... I'm not a doctor, have...
Forum: iSpine 12-03-2012, 08:25 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,217
Posted By mmglobal
Sadly, it seems that you can't get evaluated for...

Sadly, it seems that you can't get evaluated for SI joint dysfunction, piriformis syndrome, or other related maladies by MOST spine surgeons. They like to diagnose and treat spine.

Also sadly,...
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