Patient recovery story

25 year-old male who had a hard landing while playing basketball 1 month prior to his clinic visit

He immediately had subsequent neck pain, bilateral arm weakness/pain, and numbness/tingling lasting 15-20min which spontaneously/completely resolved. Pre-operatively, episodes were increasing in frequency; initially only occurring with neck movements, but progressing to occur spontaneously while at rest.

Pre-op MRI with C5/6 disc herniation, subsequent canal compression, and evidence of spinal cord injury.

Patient underwent C5/6 Artificial Disc Replacement and was discharged the next morning.

Post-operatively he has been doing excellent with complete resolution of symptoms, and was so grateful that he decided to spoil the office staff!

We are starting elective surgery with resumption of strict adherence to patient safety.

Patients will be tested for infection prior to surgery for their and the safety of hospital staff.

We have already been taking care of all emergency procedures and helping ICU physicians. With this experience, we are well versed on science based safety practices for covid and non-covid infected patients.

Every attempt to safeguard that Neurosurgical and Spine Surgery can be done in this fast changing “new normal” time will be made so that those suffering in pain and neurological impairment can get the attention they have been putting off.