Comments on: Spinal Disc Transplants For Chronic Back Pain! http://www.dirjournal.com/health-journal/spinal-disc-transplants-for-chronic-back-pain/ DirJournal: Health Journal Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:58:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stephen http://www.dirjournal.com/health-journal/spinal-disc-transplants-for-chronic-back-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-1781 Stephen Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:59:19 +0000 http://www.dirjournal.com/health-journal/?p=48#comment-1781 This is a most interesting article for me to read – after the fact. I am the recipient of a disc replacement operation (two years ago), albeit it was an artificial or prosthetic disc that was fitted. I had a fusion at the vertebrae L5/S1 directly below the level with artificial disc L4/L5. I understand this assists to alleviate or avoid the demonstrated pressure the disc above, as described in the article. Artificial disc replacements were a medical breakthrough when they first came on the market (20 years or so ago), but to have ‘live’ disc replacement makes so much sense and I hope it becomes the next big thing for chronic back pain suffers – what a horrible thing for anyone to experience. Stephen This is a most interesting article for me to read – after the fact. I am the recipient of a disc replacement operation (two years ago), albeit it was an artificial or prosthetic disc that was fitted. I had a fusion at the vertebrae L5/S1 directly below the level with artificial disc L4/L5. I understand this assists to alleviate or avoid the demonstrated pressure the disc above, as described in the article.

Artificial disc replacements were a medical breakthrough when they first came on the market (20 years or so ago), but to have ‘live’ disc replacement makes so much sense and I hope it becomes the next big thing for chronic back pain suffers – what a horrible thing for anyone to experience. Stephen

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