Summary
A patient from Tennessee came to Deuk Spine Institute after suffering from debilitating lower back pain for 20 years — pain that prevented her from hiking, bicycling, and even walking to her mailbox. Doctors in her home state had recommended spinal fusion, a cage implant, pain management, and steroid injections. Unwilling to accept those options, she sought out Dr. Ara Deukmedjian, who performed the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on two herniated discs. The very next day after surgery, her pain was completely gone — allowing her to look forward to an active life full of walks, bicycle rides, and hiking, with no need for fusion or ongoing pain management.
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Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: I’m Dr. Deukmedjian, and I’m here with one of my lovely patients who just underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® for her lower back pain. And you’ve had that back pain for a long time.
Patient: 20 years.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: 20 years. Yes. So you know that pain quite well.
Patient: Very much.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Do you still have that pain today?
Patient: No, absolutely gone. Gone.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Amazing, isn’t it?
Patient: It is.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Overnight?
Patient: Yeah, yesterday.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Yesterday, right after surgery. You had the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. We fixed two of your discs that were herniated. You had this horrible pain. What was life like for you before you had your back fixed here at Deuk Spine?
Patient: Restricted. I had to think about my pain before I thought about fun.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: So basically, it limited your activities.
Patient: Very much.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: You were always worried about bringing the pain on by doing stuff.
Patient: Yes.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: What kind of things did you have to limit yourself from doing?
Patient: Well, I like to hike. I like to bicycle every now and then. Just walking. Just walking to the mailbox, I had to think about it.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Just those basic activities would set your back pain off.
Patient: Yes.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: What’s life going to be like now without the pain?
Patient: Well, I’ll get back to having fun, having lots of walks and bicycling and hiking. I’m definitely not going to be parachuting, so I don’t want to do anything to mess it up.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Do they have parachuting in Tennessee?
Patient: They do.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: They do. Fascinating. Well, maybe you can come back here in one year because we have parachuting at the Space Coast. Right over here, about 10 minutes away. It’s famous for parachuting because you’re right on the beach where the rockets launch from NASA and SpaceX. Are you happy with your results?
Patient: Extremely happy. The other options were not an option for me. I would have sooner taken to the wheelchair than to taking any of the cut and stitch stuff.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: What did the doctors in Tennessee recommend for you?
Patient: A cage in the back. Fusion.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Fusion, yes.
Patient: Pain management.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Pain management.
Patient: Steroid shots.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And now you’re not going to need any of those.
Patient: No, not a bit.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Thank you so much.
Patient: You’re welcome. You are such a rock star to me.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Thank you. Yeah. Happy holidays.
Patient: Thank you. Happy holidays to you.
The Better Way: Deuk Laser Disc RepairⓇ (DLDR)
This patient was treated with the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®, Deuk Spine Institute’s proprietary minimally invasive procedure for repairing herniated discs without traditional open surgery. Two herniated lumbar discs were treated, eliminating 20 years of chronic lower back pain; with no fusion, no spinal cage, and no need for ongoing pain management or steroid injections. Patients from across the country travel to Deuk Spine Institute in Florida to avoid the risks and recovery time associated with traditional spinal fusion surgery.