Summary
A business owner from St. George, Utah had been dealing with two herniated discs at L3-4 and L4-5 causing spinal stenosis, neurogenic claudication, and such severe leg heaviness that he felt like he was dragging his feet with every step. Local spine surgeons recommended open surgery with a six-to-eight-inch incision and a five-to-six-year timeline before scarring would require a return procedure. Refusing to accept that path, he researched for months, discovered Dr. Deukmedjian’s YouTube videos, and was convinced by the doctor’s transparency and compassion to travel to Deuk Spine Institute. Less than 24 hours after his endoscopic Deuk Laser Disc Repair®, he had already taken a 20-minute walk with normal leg function, slept perfectly through the night, and required no narcotic pain medication. Eager to get back to running his businesses and walking his 73-pound dog.
Transcript
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Good morning. It is March 20th, 2024. I’m Dr. Deukmedjian. I’m here with a patient who traveled from Utah for his lower back. He’s had two herniated discs at L3-4 and L4-5. We fixed those yesterday. Less than 24 hours ago. You went home right after your surgery; there’s no hospitalization. You haven’t been on any powerful pain medications, no opioids like you’d have with invasive surgery, because you had the endoscopic Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. How do you feel today?
Patient: I feel awesome. When I came here, obviously I was having trouble standing up straight. My legs felt like they were 100 pounds apiece. Yesterday after the surgery, a little sore to be expected but I slept all night, perfect sleep. Got up this morning and took a 20-minute walk. My legs felt back to normal, didn’t have all that heaviness like I was having to drag my feet to walk around. So yeah, it makes me feel pretty good.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Now, you had what we call neurogenic claudication that comes from spinal stenosis. You had herniated discs that were pinching the nerves going down into your legs. We used the laser to go in there and clean up those tears and herniations to get the pressure off those nerves. That’s why your legs feel good because the nerves are working again. Plus we got rid of your back pain, didn’t we?
Patient: Yeah. Not only the back pain, but I did a lot of research prior to coming to Dr. Deuk, because in my town St. George, Utah there are a lot of neurological spine doctors there. The conventional approach was wanting to cut you open about a six or eight-inch incision a year’s recovery. The spinal guy said, you know, in five or six years you’ll have to come back and take the scarring out. I said, well, that’s not for me. I’ll put up with the pain and kept researching, and found Dr. Deuk here. Saw a lot of his videos. Very caring person, very compassionate about what he does. That’s what brought me here. I was happy to be here actually and have this done.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: We’re so happy you’re here too. And we love helping people like you get out of pain and get back to normal. Doing it safely, without the big incision and the metal and the muscle damage and the recovery and the pain pills. None of that with our laser surgery. Your patients are out of the operating room and back home usually within an hour. In your case, your hotel and here you are the next day. No pain meds, up and walking around like a normal human being.
Patient: Yeah. I was walking around yesterday right after the surgery, even though I was a little tender from the surgery. But by 9 o’clock last night that subsided, and by this morning it was virtually gone. But the most impressive thing for me was to have the ability to walk normally without dragging my feet. Like my legs were just super heavy. So yeah, that gives your whole body a new inspiration to move around.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And you’re a busy man. You have businesses to get back to and run.
Patient: Yep. Yeah, I’ve got a couple of businesses running. And I also have a little dog that’s about 73 pounds, so that’s going to be a little challenged to work around for a little bit but it’s going to be all good. I’m really excited about getting this done and getting back to a normal life.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Anything you want to share with our viewers about Deuk Spine Institute?
Patient: It’s the most phenomenal place; great equipment. Dr. Deuk himself is very personable, very compassionate, very caring about the person he’s working on. I felt that with Dr. Deuk even through the videos. My office manager said, you know, this guy is so transparent. He’s not arrogant, he’s just out to help people. And that’s what convinced me to come here. When I met him on a Zoom that was it. I’d recommend anybody that’s got a disc issue this is the way to get it resolved without having all the scarring and cutting and being off work. And not only that, but having the ability to not continually have to go back for surgeries. Because that’s one of the things I discussed with three or four people I know who’ve had back surgery. They’ve had to go back in four to five years to clean the scarring out because they’ve got pressure again on the nerves.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Yeah. With the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® the procedure you had done our success rate is 99.66% elimination of symptoms of back pain and leg symptoms.
Patient: That’s a good system. High-tech equipment, the staff is wonderful. He’s got a lot of staff here to take care of you. Very caring, very compassionate facility. Well, Florida welcomes you anytime.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Okay, doc. Thanks. Safe travels, sir. Thanks so much. Thank you. Let’s get you out of here.
Deuk Laser Disc Repair at Deuk Spine Institute
This patient underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at Deuk Spine Institute for two herniated discs at L3-4 and L4-5 causing spinal stenosis and neurogenic claudication a condition in which compressed spinal nerves produce severe leg heaviness, weakness, and difficulty walking. Using an endoscopic laser approach, Dr. Deukmedjian cleaned the annular tears and removed the herniations compressing the nerve roots. Restoring normal leg function and eliminating back pain in a single outpatient procedure. Unlike conventional open back surgery that requires large incisions, muscle damage, metal hardware, opioid pain medication, and repeat procedures every five to six years due to scar tissue buildup, the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® boasts a 99.66% success rate for elimination of back pain and leg symptoms. With patients typically home within an hour and walking normally the following day. Patients can begin with a complimentary MRI review and virtual Zoom consultation with Dr. Deukmedjian at Deuk Spine Institute.