Summary
A patient who had been unable to use her arm and shoulder normally for many years came to Deuk Spine Institute while already being treated for a cervical spine injury. When staff learned she was also suffering from chronic left shoulder pain due to arthritis, she was evaluated and scheduled for the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® — a minimally invasive outpatient procedure using four-millimeter incisions to permanently destroy the four pain nerves supplying the shoulder joint. Just two weeks after her procedure, her shoulder pain was nearly completely gone, and she was looking forward to house cleaning and gardening — activities she had long been unable to enjoy.
Transcript
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: I’m Dr. Deukmedjian, here with one of my patients who underwent the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for her shoulder. It’s been many years since she used her arm and shoulder normally. She came to the Deuk Spine Institute and she underwent the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®(DPR). This procedure is done with four-millimeter incisions and it’s bloodless. There’s no hospitalization needed. I went in and targeted the four pain nerves to the shoulder joint. She’s an excellent candidate because she had arthritis of her shoulder joint. And how is your shoulder pain today, now that it’s two weeks after your procedure?
Patient: I think it’s almost gone. And now they tell me it’s muscles. But the shoulder pain that I had in here —
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: It’s gone?
Patient: It’s gone.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: You heard it from her — gone. At Deuk Spine Institute, we have a proprietary treatment called the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®. We make a small incision, go in and destroy the pain nerves permanently to the joint, and that way you can enjoy life and not have joint pain. I’m going to do some house cleaning and lots of gardening?
Patient: Yes!
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Can I ask you — why did you choose to do the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®?
Patient: I came in with my broken neck. Somebody just said, “How much do you hurt? Are you hurting?” And I said, “Yes, I’m hurting — my left shoulder hurts.” And they said, “We have an answer.” Just a few weeks later, I have no pain.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: All right. All right. Well, if there’s anything else you’d like to say about the Deuk Spine Institute to your viewers —
Patient: Everybody has been so friendly here. The lady at the desk when I walked up to sign in even knew who I was. I just said, “You feel so comfortable here.” And people are friendly and caring and they won’t let you go till you get your answers.
The Better Way: Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® (DPR)
This patient underwent the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for shoulder arthritis at Deuk Spine Institute — a proprietary minimally invasive procedure that permanently eliminates joint pain by targeting and destroying the four pain nerves supplying the affected joint. Performed through four-millimeter incisions with no blood loss and no hospitalization, the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® is an ideal solution for patients with chronic shoulder, knee, hip, or other joint pain caused by arthritis or degenerative joint disease. This patient was identified as a candidate during her treatment at Deuk Spine Institute for a cervical spine injury, demonstrating the comprehensive, whole-patient approach to pain care practiced across both Deuk Spine Institute.