In this series, we'll follow a patient through his journey with DISC. For years, Jeff put up with debilitating back pain caused by his Transitional Anatomy – his pelvis is fused to one of his vertebrae. Overtime, the disc adjacent to that vertebra wore down and a bone fragment began touching Jeff's nerve. This pain caused excruciating nerve pain that not only affected his back, but other areas of his body including his legs and feet.
After Jeff and Dr. Bray carefully weighed the options, they decided an ADR surgery was the best path forward. Watch the first part of his journey below.
In the coming weeks, we'll share the rest of Jeff's Patient Journey at DISC. We'll take a close look at his surgery, conducted by Drs. Robert Bray and Neel Shah. Finally, we'll hear from Jeff after his surgery to learn about the recovery process.
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discmdgroup DISC Sports & Spine Center (DISC) is a national leader in minimally invasive spine surgery, orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine care. Our spine surgeons set the standard in artificial disc replacement, spine fusion, discectomy, microdiscectomy and the full spectrum of spine procedures. The group’s orthopedic surgeons advance the state of joint preservation surgery and total joint replacement, including total knee replacement as well as total hip replacement. Our flagship surgery centers based in Newport Beach, Marina del Rey, and Carlsbad serve patients local to Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, as well as the rest of the country. Read more articles by discmdgroup.
