Summary
A Pennsylvania snowbird who had spent three to five years receiving pain management injections, RFAs, and epidurals for arthritis in his shoulder, neck, and lower back was finally told by a referring physician that his treatments had only been temporary and was directed to Dr. Deukmedjian at Deuk Spine Institute. He underwent the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for his left shoulder, cervical spine from C1 through C7, and lumbar levels L4-5 and S1. Two weeks after his shoulder procedure and with his neck and back recoveries progressing remarkably, he returned to report his shoulder arthritis pain was completely gone. Describing himself as a whole new man heading home to Pittsburgh with a new life ahead of him.
Transcript
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: I’m Dr. Deukmedjian and I’m here with a patient who traveled from Pennsylvania to Florida. He came to us for several things, but right now we fixed his shoulder. He had arthritis pain in the left shoulder; could not move it without pain. And now he’s here. What, two weeks after the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®?
Patient: Two weeks. You did the shoulder surgery on May 20th. Two weeks. Exactly.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Do you still have the shoulder arthritis pain?
Patient: No. Gone.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Gone. Wow. Are you happy?
Patient: Yes.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: You also had two other surgeries. Can we talk about that?
Patient: Yeah. You’ve got the floor.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: You got the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® on the cervical spine C1 through C7 and also L4-5 and S1.
Patient: And that has recovered remarkably also. So what can I say? I’m pleased. I’m going home a whole new man.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: A whole new man with a new life ahead of you. So why did you choose Deuk Spine Institute for your treatment?
Patient: I was being treated for a long time. The last three, four, five years with Dr. Patel. I would come in and Dr. Patel would inject me. I would get injections, RFA. This time when I asked to make an appointment, they said Dr. Patel is no longer here but we will service your needs. So I came in and saw Dr. Demola, and Dr. Demola told me the treatments I was getting were strictly temporary treatments. He said for the problems I was being treated for, he recommended I see Dr. Deuk — and that’s how I ended up with Dr. Deuk. But I’ve been with the clinic for three, four, five years.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Are you happy with your treatment here at Deuk Spine Institute?
Patient: Oh yeah, absolutely.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Yeah. So you have arthritis in different parts of your body — your back, your neck, your shoulder. And that’s really what we treated. We treated it with a revolutionary new technology called the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®. It’s FDA approved, patented. It’s only available here at Deuk Spine Institute. And now the pain in that shoulder is gone. Anything else you want to say to your fans out there?
Patient: I’ve been blessed that I did find treatment for it, because I’ve been treating a lot of these symptoms for years — and not only here in Florida. I’m a snowbird — I come half a year here and half a year I’m back in Pittsburgh. And I’ve been treated back home with pain management docs, and all they did was give me injections and epidurals and those kinds of things. Here — I’m cured.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Go enjoy yourself. Maybe we’ll see you back in the future.
Patient: Thanks, Doc.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: My pleasure. Pleasure, sir. All right.
DEUK PLASMA RHIZOTOMY®
This patient underwent multiple Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®(DPR) procedures at Deuk Spine Institute to permanently address arthritis pain in three separate areas: the left shoulder, the cervical spine from C1 through C7, and the lumbar spine at L4-5 and S1. The Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® is a patented, FDA-approved procedure exclusively available at Deuk Spine Institute that permanently destroys the pain nerves supplying arthritic joints — eliminating pain that injections, RFAs, and epidurals had only been masking temporarily for years. Unlike pain management injections and radiofrequency ablations that wear off and require repeat visits, the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® is designed to provide permanent, lasting relief across multiple joints in a minimally invasive outpatient setting with no hospitalization required. Patients suffering from arthritis-related neck, back, or joint pain are encouraged to submit their MRI for a complimentary MRI review and virtual consultation with Dr. Deukmedjian.