Summary
A former college wrestler with 20 years of degenerative back pain from years of wrestling injuries had sought five consultations and seven MRIs. All recommending a three-level spinal fusion. Having witnessed poor outcomes from fusion in friends and family, he refused and spent two decades trying chiropractic care and pain management before finally discovering Dr. Deukmedjian through extensive research. Fifteen hours after his outpatient Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on L4-5 and L5-S1. Levels other surgeons had said required fusion. He woke up in zero pain with no narcotics, couldn’t believe he wasn’t dreaming, and walked out looking forward to getting back outdoors, exercising, and enjoying the active life he had been forced to abandon. His only regret was not finding Deuk Spine sooner.
Transcript
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: CEO and founder of Deuk Spine Institute. I’m here with yet another patient whose back and leg pain are cured.
Patient: Yeah. It’s been an amazing experience. Over the last 20 years I wrestled in elementary school, high school, and college. And for those of you who know wrestlers, we get wrapped up like a pretzel. So degenerative back I heard that from my father, and then my own personal injuries through wrestling. Over the course of time, the pain just got significantly worse. I’ve had about five consultations, about seven MRIs over the last 20 years, and their recommendations all were a three-level fusion. You know, I have friends and family members who have gotten this done. I’m sure you have as well and the results didn’t go well. So I was very skeptical. I tried chiropractic, I tried pain management, and I didn’t like going down that road. I finally did a ton of research. 20 years later… found Dr. Deuk. And I can say I’m about 15 hours post-surgery and I am in zero pain. I woke up this morning and I couldn’t believe it. I thought I was still in a dream. And no painkillers none. No narcotics, no oxycodone none of that junk in your body. This is real pain relief.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: So how are you feeling?
Patient: I feel I can’t… words can’t describe how I feel. And many of you who are going down the same road are probably looking at me going, “That’s probably a one-off situation.” You need to go to Dr. Deuk’s website. You need to take a look at his videos. You need to take a look at the patient testimonials just like myself. This has been an amazing experience. And I’m walking out this door. I’m not looking in the rearview mirror, I’m looking in the front mirror. I’m looking at my life ahead of me. I can get back to modified sports in a couple of months. I could start walking, exercising, running. I can get back to doing what I really like to do and that’s to be outdoors and to be healthy. If I have one regret my only regret is I didn’t go down this road sooner and meet Dr. Deuk.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: I understand that. And I’m glad you finally found us. And you can see in the video footage of the surgery. We are inside the disc with the laser. We repaired your L4-5. You had a pretty good herniation and tear, cleaned all that up. And then of course the L5-S1, which was totally degenerated and collapsed. That your other surgeons were telling you… you need a fusion for. But you didn’t. All we needed to do was go in there and find the little red grape and then zap it with the laser. And that literally takes the pain away instantly. And you woke up this morning. Tell me about getting out of bed this morning.
Patient: I thought I was still in a dream. Because usually getting out of bed is one of the harder things to do. I took a couple of steps and I realized that the pain is gone. And then I finally realized. I’m not dreaming. I’m awake.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: I love it. Congratulations. Thanks for sharing your story with us.
Patient: You’re welcome. My pleasure. Thank you. My pleasure.
Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at Deuk Spine Institute
This patient underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at Deuk Spine Institute for two levels of lumbar disc damage. A herniated and torn disc at L4-5 and a completely degenerated and collapsed disc at L5-S1. That five separate consultations and seven MRIs had unanimously recommended treating with a three-level spinal fusion. Rather than fusing the spine, Dr. Deukmedjian used a laser to precisely locate and treat the inflammatory tissue. Described as a “little red grape” within each disc, instantly eliminating the source of pain in a single outpatient procedure. Fifteen hours later, the patient was completely pain-free with no narcotic medication, walking freely, and already planning his return to outdoor activity and exercise within months. The Deuk Laser Disc Repair® routinely achieves results that multi-level spinal fusion cannot. Without the hardware, hospitalization, lengthy recovery, or risk of complications. Patients who have been quoted multi-level fusion are strongly encouraged to submit their MRI for a complimentary MRI review and virtual consultation with Dr. Deukmedjian at Deuk Spine Institute before proceeding.