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Forum: iSpine 12-16-2011, 09:09 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,559
Posted By mmglobal
Intrathecal pump?

I saw my pain management doc a couple of days ago. We had already discussed the possibility of using a spinal cord stimulator. My pain does not seem to be radicular, so I don't think I'm an optimum...
Forum: iSpine 12-07-2011, 01:29 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,792
Posted By mmglobal
here is an amazing success - cervical case. ...

here is an amazing success - cervical case.

http://www.ispine.org/forum/ispine/128-success-story.html
Forum: iSpine 12-07-2011, 01:27 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,343
Posted By mmglobal
bumping for poster asking about successes without...

bumping for poster asking about successes without surgery...
Forum: iSpine 11-27-2011, 01:46 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 57,539
Posted By mmglobal
Is there any scientific evidence to support this?

Is there any scientific evidence to support this?
Forum: iSpine 11-27-2011, 01:40 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,482
Posted By mmglobal
Dascor is a failed device. In NC, I like...

Dascor is a failed device.

In NC, I like Dan Murrey at OrthoCarolina.
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 11-23-2011, 01:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,198
Posted By mmglobal
Maybe our bodies were only designed to last until...

Maybe our bodies were only designed to last until we were expected to die... say 30-40 years?
Forum: iSpine 11-22-2011, 04:54 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 21,801
Posted By mmglobal
bumping for newhere

bumping for newhere
Forum: Community Support - NSR 11-20-2011, 11:49 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 10,501
Posted By mmglobal
not only for the pilots.... this is cool Owl...

not only for the pilots.... this is cool

Owl on short final... slow-mo from 100 frames per second shot!

Amazing nature - The Eagle Owl (http://www.dogwork.com/owfo8/)
Forum: iSpine 11-20-2011, 11:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,994
Posted By mmglobal
If you have flat back because of some serious...

If you have flat back because of some serious structural issues, then fixing those issues may be important. In such a case, flat back is a symptom of another problem, not the problem.

Next...
Forum: iSpine 11-20-2011, 06:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,994
Posted By mmglobal
IMHO, flat back is not a problem that needs to be...

IMHO, flat back is not a problem that needs to be fixed. It is an observation noting less than average lordoic and kyphotic curves in the spine. It is much like noting that fact that one may have a...
Forum: iSpine 11-19-2011, 05:56 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,994
Posted By mmglobal
Judy, I've had quite a few clients with flat...

Judy, I've had quite a few clients with flat back. In all the cases I'm familiar with, it has been somewhat irrelevant. It may be used to explain more rapid degeneration of portions of the spine,...
Forum: iSpine 11-18-2011, 12:18 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,516
Posted By mmglobal
Have you discussed non-fusion surgical options? ...

Have you discussed non-fusion surgical options? If artificial disc replacement (ADR) is an option for you, that would likely be preferable to fusion. It is nice that he wants to protect you from...
Forum: iSpine 11-17-2011, 04:28 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,455
Posted By mmglobal
It's amazing how scam artists never have just one...

It's amazing how scam artists never have just one scam. It's scam after scam after scam. There is always a next con.

What's sad is that there may be something to some of his treatment. ...
Forum: iSpine 11-17-2011, 03:26 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,455
Posted By mmglobal
According to this article from 2002 in the LA...

According to this article from 2002 in the LA times, Dr. Tobinick is a dermatologist. I believe the article incorrectly states that the injection is below the skin. I do believe that this was an...
Forum: iSpine 11-16-2011, 05:08 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,719
Posted By mmglobal
Hey, I was looking around for a picture for a...

Hey, I was looking around for a picture for a different thread and I bumped into these.... more fond memories:

Dr. Yeung has used this picture at my seminars... he calls us Mutt and Jeff...
Forum: iSpine 11-16-2011, 04:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,455
Posted By mmglobal
It's funny that I just mentioned Disc Cure on...

It's funny that I just mentioned Disc Cure on another thread before I saw this. Tobinick and his brother were running this clinic. They were misrepresenting themselves as affiliated with the UCLA...
Forum: iSpine 11-16-2011, 04:10 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,975
Posted By mmglobal
Maria, is there a risk for patients with such...

Maria, is there a risk for patients with such easily administered, heavy meds? With them, it's easy to forget you've taken them... especially if you are in a stupor from taking too much, or mixing...
Forum: iSpine 11-16-2011, 04:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 12,407
Posted By mmglobal
Many of these types of clinics provide first rate...

Many of these types of clinics provide first rate care. They have a specialty that they primarily do and they are quite good at it. However....

The objection I have to many of them is that they...
Forum: iSpine 11-16-2011, 03:56 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,753
Posted By mmglobal
The term laminectomy is somewhat ambiguous. I've...

The term laminectomy is somewhat ambiguous. I've heard minor decompression surgeries that undercut the lamina and have only minimal removal of bone, described as laminotomies. Also referred to as...
Forum: iSpine 11-16-2011, 03:41 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,393
Posted By mmglobal
We don't know whether or not he was a candidate...

We don't know whether or not he was a candidate for ADR.

Sadly, most American surgeons have been slow to adopt ADR. IMHO, this is primarily because of reimbursement issues.

There are a lot of...
Forum: iSpine 11-16-2011, 03:30 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,719
Posted By mmglobal
I have spent a lot of time with Tony and Chris...

I have spent a lot of time with Tony and Chris Yeung. I learned about Yess before my first discectomy in 2000. At the time, I did not understand the differences between microdiscectomy and Tony's...
Forum: iSpine 11-14-2011, 05:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,551
Posted By mmglobal
This technology will be interesting. In the...

This technology will be interesting. In the past, they would only trim the extruded disc material with discectomy. This increases the risk of recurrent herniation. Then, they started to evacuate...
Forum: iSpine 11-09-2011, 04:49 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,201
Posted By mmglobal
Finally... I seem to be coming around. Not huge...

Finally... I seem to be coming around. Not huge news, just a little better after such a long bout of high pain levels every day, in spite of ridiculously low activity levels.

Rob, this has been...
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 11-08-2011, 01:48 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,198
Posted By mmglobal
J & J have nothing to do with ProDisc. ...

J & J have nothing to do with ProDisc.

Suggesting that an individual case like this has to do with the design of the disc seems silly to me. I know hundreds of successful ProDisc patients. I...
Forum: Community Support - NSR 11-07-2011, 06:44 PM
Replies: 356
Views: 77,754
Posted By mmglobal
too too funny! ...

too too funny!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS3iB47nQ6E
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