Summary
A Pennsylvania mother of three had been bedridden since December with a herniated disc at L5-S1 pinching the nerve down her leg, having exhausted physical therapy, chiropractic care, pain medication, and at-home McKenzie exercises without relief. Unwilling to undergo the kind of open fusion surgery her father had endured. Which left him unable to move for months. She stumbled upon Dr. Deukmedjian’s YouTube channel while searching for a chiropractor, watched patient testimonials and live surgeries, asked questions during live feeds, and was convinced Deuk Spine Institute was the right choice. She traveled from Pennsylvania to Florida for the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®(DLDR) at L5-S1, and just 12 hours after her procedure she was walking, doing her hair, smiling, and in tears of gratitude. Describing it as a day-and-night transformation and saying her prayers had been answered.
Transcript
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Good morning. It is now March 6th, 2024. I’m Dr. Deukmedjian and I’m here with a patient of mine who wants to share her story. She had a back injury; she had a herniated disc and it was pinching the nerve going down her leg. I’m going to let her tell you more about it, but just yesterday. 12 hours ago. She had the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at L5-S1. How do you feel today?
Patient: I feel amazing. It’s literally a day-and-night transformation. I was bedridden since like December, up until the day that I came and did the surgery. I had it yesterday. The relief that I felt after the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. It’s day and night. I’m walking. I was able to do my hair and fill in my eyebrows. Maybe it’s too much information, but yeah… get up smiling.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: You are smiling.
Patient: I was not smiling yesterday. I was so miserable. And I’m so grateful that you do what you do. Oh my gosh, I’m just so grateful. I feel like my prayers have been answered. I’m so happy. I’m so happy, guys.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Now, you came from far away? You came from Pennsylvania to Florida for the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. Why did you come so far?
Patient: I wanted to get surgery because I felt like everything I tried: the physical therapy, the chiropractor, the pain medication wasn’t helping. I was even doing at-home conservative treatments with the McKenzie workouts. Nothing. Nothing would alleviate my pain. And I saw the surgeries that were out there. The opening of the backs and different types of surgeries. And my father has back conditions and he told me about his experience when he had his fusion. How it took him months to recover and he wasn’t able to move. And I said, there’s no way. I have three kids. I have to be a mom. I have to take care of my house and not depend on everybody else. To be honest, I was Googling another chiropractor on YouTube and Dr. Deuk’s video came up with a testimony, and I decided, might as well watch it. I’m watching everything else. So I watched it and I couldn’t believe it. I was like, wow is this really real? And then I started watching the surgeries because he does the surgeries live. Hearing Henry and hearing Dr. Deuk. I love the entire interaction with answering questions. I was even able to ask questions during the live feeds. And I was convinced that this is for me. I’m next. I’m going to sign up. And I did the MRI review.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And I’m smiling because it’s really special when one person’s testimony or sharing their experience and now here you are. You watched theirs, and now you’re giving yours. Because they helped you to see the right path, right?
Patient: They did.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: You’re crying because you’ve been in pain and suffering for so long, right?
Patient: Too long. Nobody should suffer like that. Get it fixed and get it fixed the right way.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Do you feel you made the right choice coming to Deuk Spine?
Patient: Absolutely. Absolutely.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And if you had to do it again?
Patient: I would do it again 1,000%.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Well, you’re not going to have to do it again, right? You’re going to follow the instructions and you’re going to have a great life and not have to worry about your back anymore. Go take care of your kids.
Patient: Thank you.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: You’re welcome. It’s my pleasure. This is the right doctor if you have back pain. This is the right doctor, he will fix you. We have a great team here at Deuk Spine and we love what we do. We love getting people their life back. That’s why we do it. It’s the greatest gift in the world that we could ever have.
Patient: Thank you for sharing it.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Thank you. Thank you. All right come on, let’s get you out of here.
The Better Way: Deuk Laser Disc Repair
This patient underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at Deuk Spine Institute for a herniated disc at L5-S1 that was compressing the nerve running down her leg, leaving her bedridden for months despite physical therapy, chiropractic care, pain medication, and at-home rehabilitation exercises. Using a minimally invasive laser endoscopic approach, Dr. Deukmedjian repaired the herniation at L5-S1 in an outpatient procedure requiring no hospitalization, no fusion hardware, and no narcotic pain medication with complete relief and restored mobility achieved within 12 hours of surgery. Unlike the spinal fusion that had left her father incapacitated for months, the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® allows patients to return to caring for their families quickly while the disc heals naturally over approximately nine months. Patients can discover if they are candidates by submitting their MRI for a complimentary free MRI review with Dr. Deukmedjian and watching live surgeries and patient Q&As on the Deuk Spine YouTube channel.