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Back Pain: Stories - Carey, 56
OVERVIEW / DISCOVERY
Mother of two, Carey, 56, is recently married for a second time. Her pain started at age 25. She had an appendectomy as well as two other surgeries which she thought would solve her chronic pain issues. Carey saw roughly thirty doctors until one finally diagnosed that her pain was coming from her back. Carey considers herself a “classic case.” She tried everything-especially holistic approaches-to avoid surgery. Carey felt like an actress: she would hide her pain from others and during uncomfortable activities only her family really knew what was going on.
TREATMENT
Carey first had a two level lumbar fusion and two days later she had scoliosis surgery. Between surgeries...
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Back Pain: Stories - Jan, 73
Просмотров 154 года назад
OVERVIEW / DISCOVERY Jan, 73, is a widow with two children and three grandchildren. Jan had walking partners whom she hiked with every day. Around 2001 she started to feel pain walking her usual route. Her back began to hurt all the time and she felt “miserable.” She tried pilates and physical therapy; the only thing that worked was icing her back. After having many epidurals, she had an MRI an...
Back Pain: Stories - Patricia, 62
Просмотров 104 года назад
OVERVIEW / DISCOVERY Patricia, 62, simply went to throw a tissue away and felt a pain so sharp she fell to her knees. She could not walk for two weeks. She had a herniated disc and numerous surgeries since. She also has severe osteoarthritis in her spine and rheumatoid arthritis. TREATMENT Patricia had two laminectomies, a microdiscectomy and a cyst that was removed from the inside of her spine...
Back Pain: Stories - Julie, 45
Просмотров 74 года назад
DISCOVERY / OVERVIEW Julie, 45, is married with three boys ages 11, 9 and 6. In her late 20s Julie would run every morning to the beach. Looking back, she thinks she pushed her body too far. After her third pregnancy she began to feel significant lower back pain. She was adjusted by a chiropractor and felt better for about a year. Then the pain got worse and stayed longer. An MRI of Julie’s spi...
Back Pain: Stories - Michael, 30
Просмотров 184 года назад
DISCOVERY / OVERVIEW Mike, 30, started having back pain at age 19 but has never really figured out why he had back pain. He had an ankle injury that never healed properly and that along with playing golf every day wore out his lower back. Mike didn’t know he needed to stretch and weight train to help protect his back from the repetitive movements of golf. Around 22 he began to suffer severe pai...
Back Pain: Stories - Stephanie, 57
Просмотров 114 года назад
OVERVIEW / DISCOVERY Stephanie, 57, has been married to our patient contributor Andy for 19 years. She has three children from a previous marriage and two step-children from Andy’s first marriage. Her biggest concern has always been making sure Andy does not become too dependent on pain medication. She had trouble understanding his pain and his avoidance of social situations. He had had surgeri...
Back Pain: Stories - Thaddeus, 66
Просмотров 204 года назад
OVERVIEW / DISCOVERY Living in Hawaii at the age of 21, Thaddeus attributes he back problems to a head on drunk driver traffic accident he was in after a day of surfing. He lived with chronic back pain for years and “managed” it by taken way too many pain pills, an addiction that took him in and out of rehab four times. Since 1999, he has had seven back surgeries with only his last, a lumbar fu...
Back Pain: Stories - Edward, 50
Просмотров 94 года назад
OVERVIEW / DISCOVERY Edward, 50, is married with two kids in college. He works in the Spanish Language Media. Besides playing football, rugby, volleyball in high school and college, Edward’s family had a history of back pain. He had episodes of debilitating back spasms which started to happen more and more frequently. At age 29, Edward’s doctor discovered a significant herniation in his L4, L5 ...
Back Pain: Stories - Bruce, 49
Просмотров 124 года назад
OVERVIEW / DISCOVERY Bruce, 49, has worked with the L.A.P.D for 26 years. He is married with three children. He began to feel neck pain roughly 20 years ago while working in the Gang Unit. His job involved intense physical activity as well as having to carry a heavy gun belt. Bruce got occasional pain relieve after going physical therapy and taking a lot of anti-inflammatories. Whenever he exac...
Back Pain: Stories - Jon, 26
Просмотров 74 года назад
DISCOVERY / OVERVIEW Jon, 26, grew up in Boston where he played hockey and lacrosse as a kid. By 10th grade Jon was 6”1’ and experiencing what he thought was normal growing pains. He didn’t want to wear a back brace or have back surgery which his doctor suggested. Jon still wanted to play hockey and lacrosse. He could not even put his own socks on by his junior year. A cross-country flight-Jon ...
Back Pain: Stories - Andy, 62
Просмотров 94 года назад
OVERVIEW / DISCOVERY Andy, 62, has had back pain and neck issues for as long as he can remember. He learned at a young age he had a very narrow spinal column. Not only did he need to wear a neck brace on and off as a kid, his discs would often slip leading to episodes where he was bed ridden. In his 60’s his chronic back pain was so acute he felt as if he had two separate lives. His pain kept h...
Physical Therapy: Slow and steady
Просмотров 94 года назад
One patient emphasizes to “make sure you are prepared not only for the surgery, but for the physical therapy, and really the lifetime change that has to come along with that. That if you're not ready to do that, or if you really can’t commit to that, surgery may not be the right thing for you.” Watch as our physical therapist and patients talk about the importance of forming a strong bond betwe...
The Mental Game: It’s a challenge
Просмотров 174 года назад
Our patients share their experiences on how chronic back pain and subsequent surgery presents a huge mental and emotional challenge to the patient and those around them.
Managing Expectations
Просмотров 164 года назад
Nothing is tougher than trying to manage your expectations when dealing with a chronic problem like back pain. Our patients talk about how they dealt with this issue both before and after surgery.
Dealing with the Workplace: Ease into it!
Просмотров 84 года назад
Watch as our patients and orthopedic surgeons talk about how to approach getting back to workplace post surgery.
Life after Back Surgery
Просмотров 224 года назад
Life after Back Surgery
Sex and Back Surgery
Просмотров 3 тыс.4 года назад
Sex and Back Surgery
Working with Your Medical Team
Просмотров 284 года назад
Working with Your Medical Team
Surgical Recovery: Lumbar Fusion
Просмотров 3194 года назад
Surgical Recovery: Lumbar Fusion
Surgical Recovery: Microdiscectomy & Laminectomy
Просмотров 6844 года назад
Surgical Recovery: Microdiscectomy & Laminectomy
Going Home: The long road home
Просмотров 54 года назад
Going Home: The long road home
Pain Medication: Use as directed
Просмотров 114 года назад
Pain Medication: Use as directed
16 Surgery Lumbar Fusion V3
Просмотров 194 года назад
16 Surgery Lumbar Fusion V3
Back Surgery: Getting discharged
Просмотров 54 года назад
Back Surgery: Getting discharged
Back Surgery: Microdiscectomy
Просмотров 984 года назад
Back Surgery: Microdiscectomy
Preparing for Surgery
Просмотров 44 года назад
Preparing for Surgery
Pain Management
Просмотров 134 года назад
Pain Management
Back Surgery: Laminectomy
Просмотров 154 года назад
Back Surgery: Laminectomy
Alternative Treatments
Просмотров 264 года назад
Alternative Treatments
Physical Therapy: Strengthening your core!
Просмотров 34 года назад
Physical Therapy: Strengthening your core!