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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 07-30-2010, 04:40 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,910
Posted By Crystal33
That was a great story to read. I have somewhere...

That was a great story to read. I have somewhere read positive review about this doctor before. He must be fairly exceptional and an example of what all spine surgeons should be like.
Forum: iSpine 07-27-2010, 11:36 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,583
Posted By Crystal33
However if travelling overseas for spine surgery,...

However if travelling overseas for spine surgery, it would be a benefit (imo) to have an experienced patient advocate like Mark involved. I 'think' he actually attends the operations, which the...
Forum: iSpine 07-27-2010, 06:32 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,583
Posted By Crystal33
It is interesting to know that they exist. Were...

It is interesting to know that they exist. Were they any help, to you... or to anyone that you know of.
It is not easy to get one doctor to find fault with another doctor's work, especially if...
Forum: iSpine 07-23-2010, 06:34 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 16,189
Posted By Crystal33
Good digging beneath the surface Job13. Thanks. ...

Good digging beneath the surface Job13. Thanks. It's tragic that patients somehow need to be mindful that greed, ego and arrogance also exist in the medical industry. They are undisclosed...
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 07-14-2010, 10:29 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,909
Posted By Crystal33
This story expresses concerns and includes...

This story expresses concerns and includes reference to a case where girl is suing over ADR surgery gone wrong, but on US soil. Don't know what the outcome was. The medical industry should be...
Forum: iSpine 07-13-2010, 08:12 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 12,949
Posted By Crystal33
It seems to be money first, patients second. I...

It seems to be money first, patients second. I don't get how these extremely wealthy doctors don't feel personally compelled to do all they can to help a person that they have damaged. What sort of...
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 07-07-2010, 09:07 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,909
Posted By Crystal33
Dear Anastasia, I hope, as the years have...

Dear Anastasia,
I hope, as the years have passed, that you are managing better with the physical and mental pain. It is a sad reflection on our world that money is often placed above people and that...
Forum: iSpine 07-07-2010, 05:08 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,274
Posted By Crystal33
I'm no doctor, but maybe some nerves were treated...

I'm no doctor, but maybe some nerves were treated too harshly during the recent operation, but will slowly recover and settle with time. If one month is better than the previous month, would be a...
Forum: iSpine 06-28-2010, 10:19 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,414
Posted By Crystal33
I was not familiar with the condition, though now...

I was not familiar with the condition, though now has me wondering about 12 months of disabling pain between my shoulder blades.
"With repeated episodes of subluxation, the spine accumulates an...
Forum: iSpine 06-24-2010, 07:14 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 23,422
Posted By Crystal33
Have to add collagen type II to the list. A few...

Have to add collagen type II to the list. A few human and numerous animal studies have shown that it significantly reduces joint pain. Combined with Glucosamine & Chondroitin seems to be superior...
Forum: iSpine 06-20-2010, 07:37 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 23,422
Posted By Crystal33
Red wine for disc degeneration....... The...

Red wine for disc degeneration.......

The Action of Resveratrol, a Phytoestrogen Found in Grapes,... : Spine...
Forum: iSpine 06-11-2010, 08:54 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 23,422
Posted By Crystal33
A single injection promotes disc Regeneration ...

A single injection promotes disc Regeneration

Hard to get medical industry to run with these treatments, when the huge money is to be made in ADR and fusion hardware.

CONCLUSION: The results of...
Forum: iSpine 06-11-2010, 08:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,392
Posted By Crystal33
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2009 Jul-Sep;22(3...

Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2009 Jul-Sep;22(3 Suppl):45-50.
The use of alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), gamma linolenic acid (GLA) and rehabilitation in the treatment of back pain: effect on...
Forum: iSpine 06-10-2010, 06:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,392
Posted By Crystal33
This is another nutritional supplement that may...

This is another nutritional supplement that may also be beneficial, though it is not cheap to buy. Anyone tried it?

CNS Drugs. 2007;21 Suppl 1:31-8; discussion 45-6.
Acetyl-L-carnitine in...
Forum: iSpine 06-10-2010, 05:16 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 12,089
Posted By Crystal33
It's hard to know the consequences of long term...

It's hard to know the consequences of long term failed conservative treatment. A friend showed me a recent scan of her lumbar spine. She had back pain, but no surgery, for 30 years. L3 & L4 were...
Forum: iSpine 06-09-2010, 09:12 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 12,089
Posted By Crystal33
Some months ago i stumbled across a website by a...

Some months ago i stumbled across a website by a USA girl working in Germany who had a back op by Dr B while there. I didn't bookmark the site but it is out there somewhere. Her experience, as she...
Forum: iSpine 05-23-2010, 06:29 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,237
Posted By Crystal33
I know of patients in similar situations who were...

I know of patients in similar situations who were helped by medical methadone. It can become addictive and require hospitalisation top get off it, though that would be a future problem.
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 05-18-2010, 02:08 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 16,651
Posted By Crystal33
Dr Hoogland is reputed to be one of the world's...

Dr Hoogland is reputed to be one of the world's best at endoscopic spinal surgery. I personally am always a little guarded when review is undertaken by a doctor about his own work, which seems to be...
Forum: iSpine 05-17-2010, 09:37 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 14,494
Posted By Crystal33
Regarding T spine, all I have been offered is a...

Regarding T spine, all I have been offered is a posterior lami and microD by one surgeon and a side approach fusion by another. I have stuck with the pain option instead.
This is a recent...
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 05-15-2010, 05:29 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 16,651
Posted By Crystal33
Gil, Don't know if u have made enquiry here. ...

Gil,
Don't know if u have made enquiry here. Selective Endoscopic Discectomy™ (http://www.sciatica.com/sed-surgery.html)
Mark rates them very highly. I like the idea of keyhole and visual...
Forum: iSpine 05-14-2010, 05:09 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 23,422
Posted By Crystal33
Some recent biologic disc treatment...

Some recent biologic disc treatment outcomes........


Intervertebral disc regeneration after implantation of a cell-free bioresorbable implant in a rabbit disc degeneration model.
Department of...
Forum: iSpine 05-10-2010, 03:37 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 23,422
Posted By Crystal33
You never know if what u read on the web is fact...

You never know if what u read on the web is fact or fiction. The following post I found elsewhere, sounded almost too good to be true. But I found a scientific extract recently (bottom) that gives...
Forum: iSpine 05-04-2010, 01:38 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,722
Posted By Crystal33
Hi Constantine, Hope your back continues to...

Hi Constantine,
Hope your back continues to improve, espec at your age.
Some time back I read posts all over the internet about the DXR9000. Most ppl who tried it were told they were good...
Forum: iSpine 04-27-2010, 07:19 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 23,656
Posted By Crystal33
This is the specialist branch of the org. for...

This is the specialist branch of the org. for spine patients.....
http://ethicalspinesurgeon.org/
Forum: iSpine 04-27-2010, 07:13 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 23,656
Posted By Crystal33
You need a top spine doctor, an ethical one, and...

You need a top spine doctor, an ethical one, and willing to critically review and fix another doctors work. This organisation is headed up by a spine specialist.

(Dr J Regan is reputed top...
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