This has been incredibly informative. Your approach and manner in which you describe the positives and potential negatives of each procedure is amazing. As someone dealing with L4/5 S1 issues in the last 5 years and never a day before, the dilemma as you posed it is spectacular. What is the cost of doing nothing compared to the potential benefits and risks of doing something. At 57 and 6'9" the stressors on my spine are I am assuming somewhat unique compared to someone of average height simply from the standpoint of stress placed on the spine. The consults I have had seemed too willing to move forward with surgery and the phrase "minimally-invasive" was not a term that was uttered. Having your eyes on an MRI would be invaluable or a consult. Thank you!
Very Interesting I’ve just found out that I have Lumbar Stenosis and my L5 is causing some Nero. Problems like sciatica. So when I see a doctor I’ll have some clue what he or she is talking about. Thanks for the podcast! Steve
Masterful presentation and fully comprehendible to the layman. Reaching out from South East Asia (Malaysia) - what are the steps I take? (71 yr old - active, healthy and pretty fit. I want to play Squash again having been restricted by SS over the past 2 months. Extensive gym work, obviously, has not removed the lower back and right hip pain which is now destroying my lifestyle.).
Very informative presentation. It gives me hope but then I remember that I also have Osteoporosis. Would that make these options a no-go, even the MILD ?
Hello Dr. McRoberts 😘….it’s always so informative listening to you explain, in detail, what is going on from severe stenosis..Thank you. I need more help when I return from my vacation. Thank you for being here…♥️🌈🙏🤗😘👨🏼⚕️
Hello doctor, please help me. My husband is sick. He was involved in an accident and became paralyzed from the waist down for a year and a half. The doctor said he needs physical therapy abroad, but I don’t have the money for treatment. He has been bedridden for a year and a half now. The doctor said his spinal cord is healthy, but there is a bruise, but vertebrae 11 and 12 are separated and he did a spinal stabilization. However, he has pain in the thumbs of both hands and he has no strength in his hands. Please help me. He also has small children. Please, in the name of what you like, help me. How can I reach you to treat my husband? Find someone to help me examine him, please.
Hello. I have been diagnosed with moderate stenosis. The MRI of your patient with the pinched area looks like my MRI. I don't have the pain down the legs- I will get occasional pinching sensation and cramps. I have trouble with urination and constipation. Sitting is more comfortable than standing or walking. I have seen two nuerosurgeons who want to fuse 3 disc. I would like to know more about the approach you use with these 3 devices. Also, what can you tell me about a TOPS device? I live in Wisconsin, so coming to you may not be possible. If the insurance company would let me, I would. One last thing, I had a disectamy years ago. I am told that the disc now moves side to side. Would any of the devices you mentioned work for me?
My Neurologist Says I May be a candidate for the MILD procedure- There is only a shaving, no apparatus correct? 61 year old Normal weight female. Spinal stenosis / they said it’s bad. I do not want a Metal apparatus In my back. I do not have osteoporosis / I am also a SLE pt. Lupus / thoughts? I do walk three times a day. Each walk is around a mile. I do at times have a leg go numb after sitting In the restroom.
Very informative. I'm having foraminal decompression (L3/4) next week. The pain has me in a wheelchair. Can the time lost from inactivity (walking primarily) be regained after surgery? Last year I was hiking up to 5 miles a day at least 7k + elevation. Would love to be back to that!
As with any surgery, always get multiple opinions from different types of providers. Don’t just be sold on minimally invasive… You also want it to actually work.
Thank you so much. This is such great information - I'm crying. It helps me to understand what my next steps might be.
Very Clear and Concise information, thanks for this, i needed t hear this.
This has been incredibly informative. Your approach and manner in which you describe the positives and potential negatives of each procedure is amazing. As someone dealing with L4/5 S1 issues in the last 5 years and never a day before, the dilemma as you posed it is spectacular. What is the cost of doing nothing compared to the potential benefits and risks of doing something. At 57 and 6'9" the stressors on my spine are I am assuming somewhat unique compared to someone of average height simply from the standpoint of stress placed on the spine. The consults I have had seemed too willing to move forward with surgery and the phrase "minimally-invasive" was not a term that was uttered. Having your eyes on an MRI would be invaluable or a consult. Thank you!
Very Interesting I’ve just found out that I have Lumbar Stenosis and my L5 is causing some Nero. Problems like sciatica. So when I see a doctor I’ll have some clue what he or she is talking about. Thanks for the podcast! Steve
Masterful presentation and fully comprehendible to the layman.
Reaching out from South East Asia (Malaysia) - what are the steps I take?
(71 yr old - active, healthy and pretty fit. I want to play Squash again having been restricted by SS over the past 2 months. Extensive gym work, obviously, has not removed the lower back and right hip pain which is now destroying my lifestyle.).
@@mikehardwicke23 have a virtual consult and if your condition is likely remediable come to the US to have the surgery.
@@wportermcroberts That's what I was thinking. I'll get a new MRI first.
Very informative presentation. It gives me hope but then I remember that I also have Osteoporosis. Would that make these options a no-go, even the MILD ?
osteoporosis is not a significant contraindication to MILD.
@@wportermcroberts But the other too maybe not too good for it ?
Hello Dr. McRoberts 😘….it’s always so informative listening to you explain, in detail, what is going on from severe stenosis..Thank you. I need more help when I return from my vacation. Thank you for being here…♥️🌈🙏🤗😘👨🏼⚕️
What hospital do you perform these procedures? Thanks so much! Excellent video.
Holy Cross Hospital Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Doctor what's your opinion on intracept for disogenic back pain? And what's y opinion on a procedure called discseel fibrin sealant
I would definitely like to connect with this Dr. more info please
Hello doctor, please help me. My husband is sick. He was involved in an accident and became paralyzed from the waist down for a year and a half. The doctor said he needs physical therapy abroad, but I don’t have the money for treatment. He has been bedridden for a year and a half now. The doctor said his spinal cord is healthy, but there is a bruise, but vertebrae 11 and 12 are separated and he did a spinal stabilization. However, he has pain in the thumbs of both hands and he has no strength in his hands. Please help me. He also has small children. Please, in the name of what you like, help me. How can I reach you to treat my husband? Find someone to help me examine him, please.
Where this doctor please
Fort Lauderdale Florida
Fort Lauderdale Florida
Hello. I have been diagnosed with moderate stenosis. The MRI of your patient with the pinched area looks like my MRI. I don't have the pain down the legs- I will get occasional pinching sensation and cramps. I have trouble with urination and constipation. Sitting is more comfortable than standing or walking. I have seen two nuerosurgeons who want to fuse 3 disc. I would like to know more about the approach you use with these 3 devices. Also, what can you tell me about a TOPS device? I live in Wisconsin, so coming to you may not be possible. If the insurance company would let me, I would. One last thing, I had a disectamy years ago. I am told that the disc now moves side to side. Would any of the devices you mentioned work for me?
My Neurologist Says I May be a candidate for the MILD procedure- There is only a shaving, no apparatus correct? 61 year old Normal weight female. Spinal stenosis / they said it’s bad. I do not want a Metal apparatus In my back. I do not have osteoporosis / I am also a SLE pt. Lupus / thoughts? I do walk three times a day. Each walk is around a mile. I do at times have a leg go numb after sitting In the restroom.
Very informative. I'm having foraminal decompression (L3/4) next week. The pain has me in a wheelchair. Can the time lost from inactivity (walking primarily) be regained after surgery? Last year I was hiking up to 5 miles a day at least 7k + elevation. Would love to be back to that!
You have to be. Diminished walking results in aging at an accelerated rate...
EXCELLENT VIDEO!! Thank you for ALL the information!!!
Glad it was helpful!
If you're an interventional spine Doctor then why are you doing surgeries?
We do minimally invasive surgery as well.
As with any surgery, always get multiple opinions from different types of providers. Don’t just be sold on minimally invasive… You also want it to actually work.
Massively informative.
@ glad it was helpful
So is minutemen a fusion