For Dee Thomason, severe back pain and leg pain had drastically reduced her quality of life. After trying conservative treatments like physical therapy, Dee’s pain continued to worsen, leading her to Dr. Theodore Koreckij, spine surgeon at Dickson-Diveley Orthopaedics.
Dr. Koreckij swiftly determined the cause of her pain: spondylolisthesis with stenosis. In other words, explains Dr. Koreckij, she had one vertebral body slipping forward on another (causing severe back pain) coupled with the pinching of a nerve (causing severe leg pain). His recommendation was a surgical procedure known as lumbar spinal fusion – and within weeks of having spine surgery, Dee says, her pain was completely gone.
Watch as Dee and Dr. Koreckij tell her patient story in more detail:
Patients with neck and back pain may find the following information helpful:
- Back Pain Relief: Advice for Patients Considering Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery
- Will Laminectomy Relieve Lower Back and Neck Pain?
- How Does an Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) Relieve Neck Pain?
- How Do Epidural Steroid Injections Relieve Back and Neck Pain?
- How Does Spinal Cord Stimulation Treat Lower Back Pain?
- Will Radiofrequency Ablation Treat Lower Back Pain?
- Lower Back Pain: What is the Difference Between Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty?
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