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# Deuk Spine Institute

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## Posts
- [Pseudarthrosis After Fusion: What It Means When the Bone Never Joins](https://deukspine.com/blog/pseudarthrosis-after-fusion/): Pseudarthrosis after fusion means the vertebrae that were supposed to grow together into one solid bone never fully joined. The segment keeps moving slightly, the screws and rods carry load they were only meant to hold until the bone healed, and pain can linger or return. It is usually confirmed with a CT scan around a year or more after surgery, and it is not always the cause of a patient's pain.
- [Spinal Fusion vs Laminectomy: How the Two Operations Actually Differ](https://deukspine.com/blog/spinal-fusion-vs-laminectomy/): Spinal fusion vs laminectomy is not a contest between a better and a worse operation. A laminectomy treats compression, a fusion treats instability, and a discectomy treats a herniated disc.
- [Middle Back Pain Explained: Common Causes, Symptoms, Relief, and Warning Signs](https://deukspine.com/blog/middle-back-pain/): Most middle back pain comes from muscle strain or ongoing poor posture, and it tends to settle on its own within a few weeks. The middle back covers a wide stretch of the spine, so the pain can feel different depending on the cause.
- [Spine Pain: Causes, Diagnosis, and Modern Treatment Options](https://deukspine.com/blog/spine-pain/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [How Bad Is the Pain After a Laminectomy? An Honest Recovery Picture](https://deukspine.com/blog/how-bad-is-the-pain-after-a-laminectomy/): So, how bad is the pain after a laminectomy? It is real, it is strongest in the first few days, and for most patients it eases steadily over the following weeks with a clear pain plan.
- [The Danger of Infections After Spinal Fusion Surgery](https://deukspine.com/blog/infection-after-spinal-surgery/): Infection after spinal fusion surgery varies depending on the type of surgery.It depends on instrumentation used, and other factors related to the patient, but according to available statistics. The likelihood of SSIs for patients undergoing spine surgery without fusion is 33% lower compared with fusion surgery. While for instrumented surgery, the infection rates are 28% higher.² Incidence of discitis after spine fusion is from 2% to 5% while the incidence of discitis in spine fusion with instrumentation is 2.4% to 8.5%.¹⁰
- [Tingling and Numbness in Your Back: What Causes It and When to Worry](https://deukspine.com/blog/tingling-and-numbness-in-back/): Most tingling or numbness felt in the back is a temporary nerve response caused by sitting too long in one position, sleeping awkwardly, or leaning against something firm. It usually fades within minutes of moving. But tingling or numbness in the back that keeps returning can point to a spine-related cause.
- [Spinal Fusion vs. Laser Disc Repair: The Advanced Alternative for Back and Neck Pain](https://deukspine.com/blog/deuk-laser-disc-repair-vs-invasive-spine-surgery/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [Before and After Spinal Fusion: What the X-Rays and the Recovery Actually Show](https://deukspine.com/blog/before-and-after-spinal-fusion/): Before and after spinal fusion, the biggest change is that two or more vertebrae that used to move separately become one solid segment of bone. On an X-ray, that shows up first as screws, rods, and often a spacer cage, then as new bone bridging the level over the following months. Many patients have less pain and a more stable spine afterward, but motion at the fused level is gone for good.
- [A Guide for Understanding Pain After Spinal Fusion Surgery](https://deukspine.com/blog/guide-for-back-pain-after-surgery/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD Board Certified Neurosurgeon
- [Upper Back Pain: Understanding the Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options](https://deukspine.com/blog/upper-back-pain-understanding-the-causes-symptoms-and-treatment-options/): Most pain in the upper back comes from posture and muscle tension. Long hours at a desk are a frequent trigger. Simple changes to daily habits usually ease the discomfort. This guide covers the T1 to T6 vertebrae, which run from the base of the neck down to the shoulder blades.
- [Power & Precision Of Lasers To Remove Bone Spurs In The Cervical Spine.](https://deukspine.com/blog/power-precision-of-lasers-to-remove-bone-spurs-in-the-cervical-spine/): A Case Of Disc Osteophytes C3-C4, C4-C5, C5-C6, C6-C7
- [Do Pain Management Doctors Really Help Chronic Back Pain?](https://deukspine.com/blog/what-do-pain-management-doctors-actually-do/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [Spine Surgery Scars: What Fusion and Laminectomy Incisions Look Like](https://deukspine.com/blog/spine-surgery-scars/): This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified spine specialist before making any treatment decisions.
- [Spine Anatomy: A Complete Guide to the Parts, Sections, and Functions of Your Spine](https://deukspine.com/blog/spine-anatomy/): Most people never think about spine anatomy until something starts to hurt. Or until a report lands in their hands with words like "L4-L5" and "foraminal narrowing" on it. Knowing the anatomy of the spine makes that moment a lot less confusing.
- [Why Lumbar Laminectomy Often Falls Short for Back Pain](https://deukspine.com/blog/lumbar-laminectomy-surgery-for-back-pain/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [Chronic Pain and the Assisted-Dying Debate](https://deukspine.com/blog/chronic-pain-and-the-assisted-dying-debate/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian, MDBoard Certified Neurosurgeon
- [Back Pain Surgery: What Your Surgeon Isn’t Telling You](https://deukspine.com/blog/back-pain-surgery-what-your-surgeon-isnt-telling-you/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian, MD
- [Spinal Fusion Hardware Failure: Loose Screws, Broken Rods, and What Comes Next](https://deukspine.com/blog/failure-on-spinal-fusion-hardware/): Spinal fusion hardware failure happens when the screws, rods, plates, or cages placed during surgery loosen, break, or shift, most often because the bone never fully fused around them. The most common warning signs are a return of the original pain, new pain at a different spinal level, a grinding or clicking sensation called crepitus, and sometimes a visible bump near the incision. Confirmed hardware failure is generally treated with revision surgery to remove or replace the hardware, or with an extended fusion that stabilizes additional segments.
- [Spinal Fusion With Rods and Screws: What Actually Gets Put In Your Back](https://deukspine.com/blog/spinal-fusion-rods-and-screws/): If a surgeon has told you that you need spinal fusion, you have probably already asked the question most patients ask right before they agree to surgery: what is actually going into my back?
- [Boston Scientific Spinal Cord Stimulator: Risks, Disadvantages & Better Alternatives](https://deukspine.com/blog/boston-scientific-spinal-cord-stimulator/): ✓ Boston Scientific recalled 77,674 WaveWriter Alpha devices in July 2024 for software-related therapy interruptions. ³
- [Cord Signal Change After Cervical Fusion: What Your Follow-Up MRI Really Means](https://deukspine.com/blog/myelomalacia-after-cervical-fusion/): You had the fusion. The radicular pain that sent you to surgery may even be gone. Then a follow-up MRI report uses a phrase you were never warned about, cord signal change or myelomalacia, and no one on your care team has explained what it means for the rest of your life.
- [Why Radiofrequency Ablation Is Not the Answer for Herniated Disc Pain](https://deukspine.com/blog/radiofrequency-ablation-is-not-the-answer/): At Deuk Spine Institute, we see this happen to our patients far too often. Patients come to us after months; sometimes years of repeated RFA procedures, still in pain, because no one explained that RFA was never designed for their condition in the first place. That's why we're here to set the record straight  and give you a real solution.
- [Neck Pain Management: Best Treatments for Neck Pain](https://deukspine.com/blog/neck-pain-management-treatment/): ✓ Neck pain occurs in more than 203 million individuals around the world and is considered one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. 1
- [Herniated Disc Groin Pain: Causes, Diagnosis & Relief](https://deukspine.com/blog/herniated-disc-groin-pain/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [850 Million Claims Denied Every Year. Your Pain Shouldn’t Wait for Their Approval](https://deukspine.com/blog/million-spine-care-claims-denied-each-year/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MDBoard Certified Neurosurgeon
- [Abbott Spinal Cord Stimulator Review: Why It Fails To Treat Your Pain](https://deukspine.com/blog/abbott-spinal-cord-stimulator/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [Your RFA Keeps Wearing Off. Here’s the Patented Fix That Works The First Time.](https://deukspine.com/blog/new-patented-solution-to-facet-pain/): ✓ Standard RFA creates a ~4 mm² burn and frequently misses the target nerve. Explaining why so many patients get only temporary or no relief.¹ ²
- [Beyond the Ache: When Neck Pain Triggers Headaches, Nausea, and Arm Pain](https://deukspine.com/blog/when-neck-pain-triggers-headaches-nausea-arm-pain/): ✓ Cervicogenic headaches make up 15–20% of chronic headache cases and are often misdiagnosed as migraines.¹ ³
- [Why Pain Management Isn’t Ending Your Chronic Pain: The Untreated Disc](https://deukspine.com/blog/why-pain-management-isnt-ending-your-chronic-pain/): Pain management is built to control symptoms. Inflammation, nerve signaling, muscle guarding, these are what injections and medications target. What they don't do is repair the structural problem generating those symptoms in the first place. When that problem, most often a torn or degenerated disc, is never identified and treated, the pain predictably returns once an injection wears off or a medication's effect fades.
- [Beyond Fusion and Injections: How Copper Nanoparticles Could Finally Heal the Annular Tear Itself](https://deukspine.com/blog/copper-nanoparticles-patent/): Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [5 Myths About Spinal Fusion: What Your Surgeon Isn’t Telling You](https://deukspine.com/blog/5-myths-about-spinal-fusion/): I'm Dr. Ara Deukmedjian, CEO and founder of the Deuk Spine Institute. I'm here today to talk to you about five myths about spinal fusion.
- [Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: Why the Pain Came Back and What It Actually Means](https://deukspine.com/blog/failed-back-surgery-syndrome/): If you had a spinal fusion, a laminectomy, or a discectomy and the pain came back, or never fully left, you are not imagining it. Failed back surgery syndrome describes exactly this pattern, ongoing or new pain after a spine operation that was supposed to fix it. The name is misleading.
- [Fibromyalgia or Disc Injury? How to Tell the Difference](https://deukspine.com/blog/fibromyalgia-or-disc-injury/): A disc injury is damage to one of the cushioning discs that sit between the vertebrae in your spine. The two common forms are a bulging disc, where the outer ring called the annulus fibrosus pushes past its normal position but stays intact, and a herniated disc, where the inner gel-like core called the nucleus pulposus extrudes through a tear in that outer ring. Either can be a real source of pain, but neither shows up on an MRI as an automatic explanation for why a specific person hurts.
- [Facet Block Injection: What It Is, How It Works, and When You Need One](https://deukspine.com/blog/facet-block-injection/): ✓ A facet block injection delivers a local anesthetic and corticosteroid directly into or near a facet joint to relieve pain and confirm the joint as the source of symptoms.1
- [Understanding Radiculopathy: Pain, Diagnosis, and Advanced Treatments](https://deukspine.com/blog/radiculopathy-diagnosis-treatments/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian, MD
- [Advanced Pain Management](https://deukspine.com/blog/advanced-pain-management/): Advanced pain management is a medical specialty devoted to diagnosing and treating pain-related disorders using interventional techniques. Unlike general pain management, which often relies on oral medications alone, advanced pain management seeks to identify the structural source of pain and address it directly through targeted, minimally invasive procedures. ³ ⁴
- [Chronic Pain Labels: When a Diagnosis Stops You From Getting the Right Treatment](https://deukspine.com/blog/chronic-pain-labels/): A chronic pain label tells you how long your pain has lasted. It does not tell you what is causing it. When "chronic pain," "degenerative disc disease," or "chronic pain syndrome" becomes the end of your workup instead of the start of one, treatment stalls, because no one has pinpointed the specific structural source behind your symptoms, whether that is a torn disc, an arthritic facet joint, or a nerve-specific problem.
- [The Hidden Connection Between Disc Tears and Widespread Pain Symptoms](https://deukspine.com/blog/disc-tear-widespread-pain-symptoms/): A disc tear can cause pain that shows up far from the disc itself, in the buttock, hip, thigh, groin, or even the shoulder blade. This happens because the torn area releases inflammatory chemicals that irritate nearby spinal nerves, and those nerves carry pain signals along set pathways to areas well outside the back or neck. This referred pain pattern is a documented, mapped phenomenon, not a sign of an unrelated or unexplained illness.
- [Discseel Procedure: What Happens Inside Treated Discs and the Evidence](https://deukspine.com/blog/discseel-procedure-analyzed/): ✓ Fibrin sealant is FDA-approved for surgical hemostasis not for intradiscal injection. Discseel is an off-label use. ¹ ²
- [Piriformis Syndrome vs. Sciatica: Why Your Diagnosis Matters More Than You Think](https://deukspine.com/blog/piriformis-syndrome-vs-sciatica/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian, MD
- [What Is Piriformis Syndrome? Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment](https://deukspine.com/blog/what-is-piriformis-syndrome/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian, MD
- [Cervical Spinal Stenosis Treatment: Stopping Neck Pain, Numbness, and Weakness](https://deukspine.com/blog/cervical-spinal-stenosis/): ✓ Cervical spinal stenosis (CSS) narrows the spinal canal in the neck, compressing the cord and nerve roots. ¹ ²
- [L2-L3 Herniated Disc: The Upper Lumbar Problem Most Doctors Overlook](https://deukspine.com/blog/l2-l3-herniated-disc/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian
- [Laser Spine Institute Is Now Closed. Here’s Where To Go Instead](https://deukspine.com/blog/laser-spine-institute-review/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian
- [Bulging Disc Treatment Explained: Symptoms, Causes, and Solutions](https://deukspine.com/blog/bulging-discs/): ✓ Bulging discs and herniated discs exist on a continuum of disc pathology. Both originate from annular tears and produce symptoms through the same inflammatory mechanism. ³
- [T1-T2 Herniated Disc: The Symptoms Hiding Just Below Your Cervical MRI](https://deukspine.com/blog/t1-t2-herniated-disc-the-symptoms/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian
- [14 Causes of Thoracic Spine Pain You Shouldn’t Ignore](https://deukspine.com/blog/14-causes-of-thoracic-spine-pain/): Contrary to neck pain or low back pain, the causes of thoracic spine pain tend to go undiagnosed. The symptoms can be mistaken for heart attacks, lung ailments, or digestive system issues, leading patients into expensive loops of diagnosis before getting down to the root musculoskeletal problem. This article addresses all significant causes of thoracic spine pain, the red flags that call for medical attention, and treatments available.
- [Multilevel Degenerative Disc Disease: Do You Really Need Multi-Level Fusion?](https://deukspine.com/blog/multilevel-degenerative-disc-disease/): ✓ Multilevel degenerative disc disease (DDD) is disc breakdown at two or more spinal levels, most commonly cervical or lumbar. ¹
- [L1-L2 Disc Problems: Symptoms, Causes, and Why Fusion Is Rarely the Answer](https://deukspine.com/blog/l1-l2-spine-disc-problems/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian
- [Disc Protrusion: Symptoms, Causes & the Non-Fusion Fix](https://deukspine.com/blog/disc-protrusion-back-surgery-diagnosis-and-prevention/): ✓ A disc protrusion is a contained disc herniation in which the inner nucleus pushes outward against an intact outer annulus fibrosus. ¹
- [What to Ask a Spine Surgeon Before Agreeing to Surgery: 12 Questions That Reveal the Truth](https://deukspine.com/blog/questions-to-ask-a-spine-surgeon/): You've been told you need spine surgery. Maybe more than one surgeon has told you the same thing, in the same rushed fifteen-minute consultation, without ever asking what your daily pain actually looks like. The questions to ask a spine surgeon before you consent to anything are not complicated, but almost no patient gets a straight answer to them, because almost no patient asks. After over 30 years performing spine surgery, I've sat across from thousands of people who assumed a recommendation for surgery meant the surgeon had already done the diagnostic work. Often, that work never happened.
- [Laminectomy Recovery Time: What to Expect Week by Week (And Why Pain Returns)](https://deukspine.com/blog/laminectomy-recovery-time/): Your surgeon told you the laminectomy went well. Six weeks later you're walking further than you could before surgery, and that part is real. But the ache in your low back, the one that made you agree to surgery in the first place, is still there. Sometimes it's even worse than before. After over 30 years performing spine surgery, I've evaluated thousands of patients who came to Deuk Spine Institute asking some version of the same question: why does laminectomy recovery time seem to stall right around the point where back pain should have faded? The honest answer is that the timeline itself isn't the problem. What the surgery treats, and what it leaves alone, usually is.
- [Best Spine Surgeon in Melbourne, FL](https://deukspine.com/blog/best-spine-surgeon-in-melbourne-fl/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian
- [Back Surgery: 7 Types, Recovery Times, Risks & Benefits](https://deukspine.com/blog/back-surgery/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian, MD
- [C5-C6 Bulging Disc Symptoms: Do You Really Need Fusion? Here’s What the Evidence Says](https://deukspine.com/blog/symptoms-of-bulging-disc-in-neck-c5-c6/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian 
- [Spinal Fusion Recovery Timeline, What to Really Expect Week by Week](https://deukspine.com/blog/spinal-fusion-recovery/): Your surgeon has told you that fusion is the answer. Maybe you have already scheduled the date, or maybe you are still turning it over at night, doing spinal fusion recovery research and hoping someone will lay out the full timeline honestly instead of in three reassuring sentences during a fifteen minute appointment.
- [Laminotomy vs Laminectomy: What’s the Difference and Why Neither May Be Your Best Option](https://deukspine.com/blog/laminotomy-vs-laminectomy/): I've spent over 30 years as a board certified neurosurgeon treating patients with exactly this confusion. I know this because it comes up in nearly every consultation with a patient who was referred for spinal stenosis or a herniated disc. So let's clear up the laminotomy vs laminectomy question directly, and then let's talk about something most surgeons won't bring up. Removing bone from your spine might relieve one type of pain while leaving the real source of your suffering completely untouched.
- [Can You Treat Foraminal Stenosis Without Spinal Fusion? Yes, Here’s How](https://deukspine.com/blog/foraminal-stenosis/): ✓ Foraminal stenosis is narrowing of the neural foramen. The bony tunnel where a spinal nerve root exits the spine; causing pinched-nerve pain. ¹
- [Disc Replacement Surgery vs. Fusion: What Your Surgeon May Not Be Telling You](https://deukspine.com/blog/disc-replacement-surgery-vs-fusion/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [High-Intensity Zone (HIZ) on Lumbar MRI: Causes, Meaning, and Treatment Options](https://deukspine.com/blog/high-intensity-zone-hiz-on-mri/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [10 Best Neck Surgeons For Patients with Neck Pain in 2026](https://deukspine.com/blog/best-neck-surgeons/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian, MD
- [Degenerative Disc Disease at L4-L5 and L5-S1, Is Surgery the Only Option?](https://deukspine.com/blog/degenerative-disc-disease-at-l4-l5-and-l5-s1/): If an MRI report just told you that you have degenerative disc disease at L4-L5 or L5-S1, you probably left that appointment with more questions than answers. Does this mean your back pain will only get worse? Does it mean fusion surgery is inevitable? I've spent over 30 years as a board certified neurosurgeon treating patients with exactly this diagnosis, and I can tell you the honest answer up front. Degenerative disc disease treatment does not automatically mean surgery, and in many cases, the disc that shows up as "degenerated" on your scan isn't even the source of your pain. What matters is figuring out which condition you actually have, and that takes more than a radiology report.
- [Herniated Disc at C4-C5, Shoulder Pain, Deltoid Weakness, and Treatment](https://deukspine.com/blog/herniated-disc-at-c4-c5/): If you've been diagnosed with a herniated disc C4-C5, you're probably dealing with shoulder pain and arm weakness that doesn't quite match what most people picture when they think of a neck injury. There's no numbness in your hand. Your grip is fine. What's failing is your ability to lift your arm out to the side, and your shoulder aches in a way that's made you wonder if the problem is actually in your rotator cuff. I've spent over 30 years as a board certified neurosurgeon treating cervical disc conditions, and C4-C5 herniations produce one of the more distinctive, and more frequently misdiagnosed, symptom patterns in the entire spine.
- [10 Best Endoscopic Spine Surgeons in the U.S. (2026)](https://deukspine.com/blog/endoscopic-spine-surgeons/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [Can I Avoid Spine Surgery With Physical Therapy, Injections, or Chiropractic Care?](https://deukspine.com/blog/can-i-avoid-spine-surgery/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [Spinal Decompression Surgery Explained](https://deukspine.com/blog/spinal-decompression-surgery-explained/): ✓ Spinal decompression surgery takes pressure off the spinal cord or nerve roots by removing whatever's pressing on them: usually bone, ligament, or part of a disc. ¹
- [Facet Joint Pain Explained: The Cause of Up to 45% of Chronic Back Pain](https://deukspine.com/blog/facet-joint-pain-explained/): ✓ Facet joint pain is estimated between 15–45% of all chronic low back pain cases, and 27–40% of patients with persistent back pain have a facet-mediated component. ² ³
- [Pinched Nerves in the Lower Back: Common causes, symptoms & Treatments](https://deukspine.com/blog/pinched-nerves-in-the-lower-back/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [Why Out-of-State Patients Choose Deuk Spine Institute for Laser Spine Surgery](https://deukspine.com/blog/out-of-state-patients-choose-us-for-laser-spine-surgery/): Every week, patients fly into Melbourne, Florida from New York, California, New Jersey, Texas, and dozens of other states. They aren't here for the weather. They're here because they've been told fusion is their only option, or that they simply have to learn to live with the pain. After months or years of failed injections, physical therapy, and pain medications, they found Deuk Spine Institute - and discovered that laser spine surgery done right is worth traveling for.
- [Laser Spine Surgery in New Jersey: What NYC-Area Patients Need to Know](https://deukspine.com/blog/laser-spine-surgery-in-new-jersey/): Patients from Bergen County, Morris County, and Essex County contact my team regularly. They've done the research. They know that laser spine surgery in New Jersey and the greater NYC area often means long wait times, limited surgeon availability, and a surgical system that defaults to fusion rather than motion-preserving alternatives. That's why I want to walk you through what actually distinguishes effective spine care - and why traveling from Newark to Orlando for a same-day outpatient procedure may be the clearest path forward.
- [What Questions Should I Ask My Spine Surgeon Before Saying Yes to Surgery?](https://deukspine.com/blog/what-questions-should-i-ask-my-spine-surgeon-before-saying-yes-to-surgery/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MDBoard-Certified Neurosurgeon, CEO
- [L5-S1 Herniated Disc & Sciatica, Fixed Without a Fusion](https://deukspine.com/blog/l5-s1-herniated-disc-sciatica-laser-disc-repair/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [Had a Neck Fusion? Why 1 in 4 Patients Need Another Surgery Within 10 Years](https://deukspine.com/blog/had-a-neck-fusion/): ✓ A three-level cervical fusion turning into a nine-level revision 20 years later is not a freak outcome. It's a known complication called adjacent segment disease (ASD).
- [Laser Spine Surgery California: What LA and Bay Area Patients Should Know](https://deukspine.com/blog/laser-spine-surgery-california/): Your back pain has gotten to the point where you're researching surgery. You live in Los Angeles or the Bay Area, you have access to world-class medical care, and you've started looking into laser spine surgery in California. What you're finding is a mix of orthopedic groups, large hospital systems, and outpatient spine centers, all offering variations of the same procedures, and very little clarity on which one actually treats the source of your pain rather than managing it.
- [Herniated Disc at L4-L5: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment Options](https://deukspine.com/blog/herniated-disc-at-l4-l5/): Your lower back has been sending signals for months. Maybe it started as a dull ache that came and went, then became something you could not sleep through. You've been told you have a herniated disc at L4-L5, and now you're trying to figure out what that actually means, what's causing your symptoms, and whether surgery is truly your only path forward.
- [How Long Can You Wait for Spine Surgery Before Nerve Damage Becomes Permanent?](https://deukspine.com/blog/how-long-can-you-wait-for-spine-surgery-before-nerve-damage-becomes-permanent/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [Degenerative Scoliosis Surgery: How a 3-Level Fusion Works](https://deukspine.com/blog/degenerative-scoliosis-surgery-how-a-3-level-fusion-works/): Scoliosis comes in two broad forms. Idiopathic scoliosis develops earlier in life with no clear cause, while degenerative scoliosis (also called "de novo" scoliosis) develops later, when the discs and facet joints wear out asymmetrically and the spine slowly tilts and rotates off its normal axis. This patient had degenerative scoliosis with the apex of her curve pointing to the left, spanning L2-3, L3-4, and L4-5. Her L5-S1 level was healthy and left alone.
- [Laser Spine Surgery in London: 5 Red Flags It’s a Bigger Operation Than You Think](https://deukspine.com/blog/laser-spine-surgery-london-england/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [Herniated Disc at C5-C6: Neck Pain, Arm Symptoms, and Surgical Options](https://deukspine.com/blog/herniated-disc-c5-c6/): If you have a herniated disc at C5-C6, you already know the pain has a way of taking over your life. The neck stiffness that greets you every morning. The shooting pain down your arm that flares when you turn your head the wrong way. The numbness in your thumb and index finger that makes it hard to grip a coffee cup, type at a desk, or button a shirt. You've probably been told you need surgery. And you're probably terrified of what that surgery looks like.
- [Laser Spine Surgery in New York City: What Manhattan and Brooklyn Patients Should Know](https://deukspine.com/blog/laser-spine-surgery-new-york/): Your back pain has been going on for months. You've done the physical therapy, the epidural injections, maybe even a second opinion from a spine specialist on Fifth Avenue. And the answer you keep getting is the same one: spinal fusion, a long recovery, and no guarantee the pain actually goes away. If you're a New Yorker searching for laser spine surgery in New York, you already know how frustrating this is - because the surgical options available in Manhattan and Brooklyn rarely match what the best spine surgery programs in the country actually offer.
- [Neurosurgeon vs. Orthopedic Spine Surgeon: What’s Actually the Difference?](https://deukspine.com/blog/neurosurgeon-vs-orthopedic-spine-surgeon-whats-actually-the-difference/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [Will Spine Surgery Limit My Range of Motion Permanently?](https://deukspine.com/blog/spine-surgery-permanent-range-of-motion/): ✓ The honest answer to "will spine surgery limit my range of motion permanently?" is: it depends on what they are planning to do to your spine, not what they call it. Ask the question about the specific procedure, not the marketing label.
- [Herniated Disc, Bulging Disc, Slipped Disc: Are They the Same Condition?](https://deukspine.com/blog/bulging-disc-vs-herniated-disc/): If you have been told you have a herniated disc, a bulging disc, a disc protrusion, a slipped disc, or a degenerated disc, you may have wondered whether these are different conditions requiring different treatments, or whether your doctor and the internet are simply using different words for the same thing. The answer is mostly the latter, with some clinically meaningful distinctions that are worth understanding before you begin researching treatment options.
- [Is Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Better, or Just Hype? What 5-Year Data Shows](https://deukspine.com/blog/minimally-invasive-spine-surgery-better-or-hype/): ✓ "Minimally invasive spine surgery" (MISS) is as much a marketing term as a technical one. It's an umbrella category, not one procedure, and outcomes vary widely by technique, surgeon, and indication. ¹ ²
- [L4-L5 Surgery Success Rates: Spinal Fusion vs. Disc Replacement vs. Deuk Laser Disc Repair](https://deukspine.com/blog/l4-l5-surgery-success-rates-fusion-disc-replacement-laser-repair/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian
- [Got Spine Questions? Meet Sam, the AI Chatbot from Deuk Spine](https://deukspine.com/blog/deuk-spine-ai-chatbot-sam/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian
- [Spinal Fusion Complications: Every Risk Patients Deserve to Know Before Surgery](https://deukspine.com/blog/spinal-fusion-complications/): If you are evaluating spinal fusion complications and risks before committing to surgery, the most important question is whether the disc is confirmed as your pain source and whether fusion is the only option that addresses it. For many patients, it is not.
- [Laminectomy Risks, Failure Rates, and Why It Misses the Source of Back Pain](https://deukspine.com/blog/laminectomy-risks-and-failure-rates/): Every year, hundreds of thousands of patients in the United States are recommended for laminectomy. The surgery is presented as a solution to back pain, leg pain, and the nerve compression that imaging reveals. For some patients, it delivers meaningful relief. For many others, the pain returns, compounds, or never fully resolves, and they find themselves in a cycle of repeat procedures, injections, and opioid management that was never supposed to be the outcome.
- [The 15% Problem: Why Most Spine Surgery Recommendations Don’t Hold Up](https://deukspine.com/blog/second-opinion-before-spine-surgery/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian
- [Spine Surgery and Your Active Life: Will You Lift, Run, and Play Golf Again?](https://deukspine.com/blog/golf-after-spine-surgery/): By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian
- [Lumbar Laminectomy: What It Does, What It Misses, and Why Back Pain Returns](https://deukspine.com/blog/what-is-lumbar-laminectomy/): If a surgeon has recommended lumbar laminectomy for your back pain, you are likely living with leg symptoms, heaviness with walking, or pain that has not responded to conservative care. The recommendation is common. Lumbar laminectomy is one of the most frequently performed spine operations in the United States, and for certain presentations, it provides genuine relief.
- [Has Anyone Gotten Worse After Spine Surgery? What Is Failed Back Surgery Syndrome?](https://deukspine.com/blog/failed-back-surgery-syndrome-getting-worse/): ✓ Yes, patients can absolutely get worse after spine surgery. Published research estimates that between 10% and 40% of traditional spine surgery patients develop Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS). 1
- [Singapore to Florida: Why Singaporeans Fly To Florida For Back Pain](https://deukspine.com/blog/singapore-to-florida-why-singaporeans-fly-to-florida-for-back-pain/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [What Is Spinal Fusion Surgery? A Surgeon’s Honest Guide to the Procedure, Recovery, and Long-Term Trade-Offs](https://deukspine.com/blog/what-is-spinal-fusion-surgery-explained/): Patients who receive a spinal fusion surgery recommendation often leave their surgeon's office with more questions than answers. They understand the procedure is significant. They understand recovery takes time. What they often do not understand fully is what fusion permanently changes about their spine — and whether alternatives were ever considered.
- [Why Patients from British Columbia and Alberta Are Flying to Florida for Spine Surgery](https://deukspine.com/blog/canadians-from-british-columbia-and-alberta-come-to-fl/): By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD
- [Medical Tourism: Why Canadians Are Traveling to Florida for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery](https://deukspine.com/blog/canadian-medical-tourism-spine-surgery-florida/): ✓ Medical tourism in Canada has grown rapidly as wait times for elective spine surgery in the public healthcare system stretch into months for major cities like: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary & Montreal over the years.
- [Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: What It Is, How It Works, and When to Consider It](https://deukspine.com/blog/minimally-invasive-spine-surgery-what-it-is-how-it-works-and-when-to-consider-it/): ✓ Minimally invasive spine surgery uses a small incision, no muscle cutting, and no bone removal to treat the source of back or neck pain.
- [Alternatives to Spinal Fusion: Which Option Fits Your Pain Source](https://deukspine.com/blog/alternatives-to-spinal-fusion/): If a surgeon has told you that you need a spinal fusion, the question underneath every other question is whether a fusion treats what is actually causing your pain. For many patients, the answer points somewhere else. Alternatives to spinal fusion range from nonsurgical care to motion-preserving procedures, and the right one depends on which structure in your spine is producing the pain.
- [Laser Spine Surgery: What It Is, How It Works, and When to Consider It](https://deukspine.com/blog/laser-spine-surgery-what-it-is-how-it-works-and-when-to-consider-it/): ✓ Not every clinic advertising "laser spine surgery" actually uses a laser inside the disc. Asking the right questions protects patients from marketing claims.

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- [How a facet injury causes chronic back pain](https://deukspine.com/conditions-we-treat/lumbar-facet/): First, Let’s Understand The Normal Facet For Lumbar
- [How a disc injury causes chronic back pain](https://deukspine.com/conditions-we-treat/lumbar-disc/): our spinal discs play a critical role in every movement you make — from bending and lifting to simply sitting at your desk. When a disc is healthy, you don't even notice it's there. But when something goes wrong, the pain can be life-changing. With 85% of chronic lower back pain originating from disc injuries, understanding how your discs work is the first step toward finding lasting relief.
- [Lower Back Pain](https://deukspine.com/conditions-we-treat/lower-back-pain/): Most doctors treat lower back pain without knowing what's actually causing it. At Deuk Spine Institute®, we identify the exact source of your pain - then eliminate it with a precise, minimally invasive procedure.
- [How a facet injury causes chronic neck pain](https://deukspine.com/conditions-we-treat/cervical-facet/): Behind every twist and turn of your neck, a pair of small but vital joints is hard at work — your facet joints. These paired joints stabilize your cervical spine and guide its movement with precision. When they're healthy, you move freely without a second thought. But when a facet joint is damaged, the result is persistent, localized neck pain that can affect everything from driving to sleeping. With 15% of chronic neck pain traced back to injured facet joints, understanding how they work is the first step toward getting the right diagnosis — and the right treatment.
- [First, Let’s Understand A Normal Cervical Disc](https://deukspine.com/conditions-we-treat/cervical-disc/): https://deukspine.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/cervical-disc-inflammation-frames.mp4
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- [DPR Lumbar Testimonials](https://deukspine.com/patient-experience/dpr-lubar-testimonials/): Spine Scam - TRAILER DPR Thoracic Testimonials DPR SI Joint Testimonials DPR Shoulder Testimonials DPR Lumbar Testimonials DPR Knee Testimonials DPR Hip Testimonial DPR Cervical Testimonials DLDR Thoracic Testimonials DLDR Lumbar Testimonials DLDR Cervical Testimonials Deuk Spinal Fusion - Cervical Testimonials Deuk Piriformis Release - Testimonials Spine Scam | Official Trailer March 11, 2025
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- [DPR Hip Testimonials](https://deukspine.com/patient-experience/dpr-hip-testimonials/): Spine Scam - TRAILER DPR Thoracic Testimonials DPR SI Joint Testimonials DPR Shoulder Testimonials DPR Lumbar Testimonials DPR Knee Testimonials DPR Hip Testimonial DPR Cervical Testimonials DLDR Thoracic Testimonials DLDR Lumbar Testimonials DLDR Cervical Testimonials Deuk Spinal Fusion - Cervical Testimonials Deuk Piriformis Release - Testimonials Spine Scam | Official Trailer March 11, 2025
- [DPR Cervical Testimonials](https://deukspine.com/patient-experience/dpr-cervical-testimonials/): Spine Scam - TRAILER DPR Thoracic Testimonials DPR SI Joint Testimonials DPR Shoulder Testimonials DPR Lumbar Testimonials DPR Knee Testimonials DPR Hip Testimonial DPR Cervical Testimonials DLDR Thoracic Testimonials DLDR Lumbar Testimonials DLDR Cervical Testimonials Deuk Spinal Fusion - Cervical Testimonials Deuk Piriformis Release - Testimonials Spine Scam | Official Trailer March 11, 2025
- [DLDR Thoracic Testimonials](https://deukspine.com/patient-experience/dldr-thoracic-testimonials/): Spine Scam - TRAILER DPR Thoracic Testimonials DPR SI Joint Testimonials DPR Shoulder Testimonials DPR Lumbar Testimonials DPR Knee Testimonials DPR Hip Testimonial DPR Cervical Testimonials DLDR Thoracic Testimonials DLDR Lumbar Testimonials DLDR Cervical Testimonials Deuk Spinal Fusion - Cervical Testimonials Deuk Piriformis Release - Testimonials Spine Scam | Official Trailer March 11, 2025
- [DLDR Lumbar Testimonials](https://deukspine.com/patient-experience/dldr-lumbar-testimonials/): Spine Scam - TRAILER DPR Thoracic Testimonials DPR SI Joint Testimonials DPR Shoulder Testimonials DPR Lumbar Testimonials DPR Knee Testimonials DPR Hip Testimonial DPR Cervical Testimonials DLDR Thoracic Testimonials DLDR Lumbar Testimonials DLDR Cervical Testimonials Deuk Spinal Fusion - Cervical Testimonials Deuk Piriformis Release - Testimonials Spine Scam | Official Trailer March 11, 2025
- [DLDR Cervical Testimonials](https://deukspine.com/patient-experience/dldr-cervical-testimonials/): Spine Scam - TRAILER DPR Thoracic Testimonials DPR SI Joint Testimonials DPR Shoulder Testimonials DPR Lumbar Testimonials DPR Knee Testimonials DPR Hip Testimonial DPR Cervical Testimonials DLDR Thoracic Testimonials DLDR Lumbar Testimonials DLDR Cervical Testimonials Deuk Spinal Fusion - Cervical Testimonials Deuk Piriformis Release - Testimonials Spine Scam | Official Trailer March 11, 2025
- [Deuk Spinal Fusion – Cervical Testimonials](https://deukspine.com/patient-experience/deuk-spinal-fusion-cervical-testimonials/): Spine Scam - TRAILER DPR Thoracic Testimonials DPR SI Joint Testimonials DPR Shoulder Testimonials DPR Lumbar Testimonials DPR Knee Testimonials DPR Hip Testimonial DPR Cervical Testimonials DLDR Thoracic Testimonials DLDR Lumbar Testimonials DLDR Cervical Testimonials Deuk Spinal Fusion - Cervical Testimonials Deuk Piriformis Release - Testimonials Spine Scam | Official Trailer March 11, 2025
- [Deuk Piriformis Release – Testimonials](https://deukspine.com/patient-experience/deuk-piriformis-release-testimonials/): Spine Scam - TRAILER DPR Thoracic Testimonials DPR SI Joint Testimonials DPR Shoulder Testimonials DPR Lumbar Testimonials DPR Knee Testimonials DPR Hip Testimonial DPR Cervical Testimonials DLDR Thoracic Testimonials DLDR Lumbar Testimonials DLDR Cervical Testimonials Deuk Spinal Fusion - Cervical Testimonials Deuk Piriformis Release - Testimonials Spine Scam | Official Trailer March 11, 2025
- [PCDF Livestreams](https://deukspine.com/watch-surgeries/pcdf-livestreams/): DLDR Lumbar Livestreams DLDR Cervical Livestreams DLDR Thoracic Livestreams DPR Cervical Livestreams DPR Knee Livestreams DPR Lumbar Livestreams DPR Shoulder Livestreams DPR SI Joint Livestreams DPR Thoracic Livestreams PCDF Livestreams ACDF Livestreams Deuk Piriformis Release - Livestream TLIF Livestreams L5-S1 Disc Herniation With Pinched Nerve Live Surgery October 22, 2026 L2 L3 Disc Bulge Spine Surgery At Deuk Spine October 22, 2026 L3-L4 L4-L5 L5-S1 Spinal Operation For Herniated Discs October 19, 2026 L2 L3 L3 L4 L4 L5 L5 S1 Spine Decompression At Deuk Spine October 19, 2026 L3-L4,L4-L5,L5-S1 Spine Surgery With Dr. Ara Deukmedjian October 13, 2026 L4-L5 Disc Bulge Surgery With Dr. Deuk October 13, 2026 L4-L5 L5-S1 Disc Bulge Laser Spine Surgery October 5, 2026 Lumbar surgery L3-S1 At Deuk Spine Institute October 1, 2026 L2-L5 Lumbar Laser Spine Surgery September 28, 2026 Load More
- [DPR Thoracic Livestreams](https://deukspine.com/watch-surgeries/dpr-thoracic-livestreams/): DLDR Lumbar Livestreams DLDR Cervical Livestreams DLDR Thoracic Livestreams DPR Cervical Livestreams DPR Knee Livestreams DPR Lumbar Livestreams DPR Shoulder Livestreams DPR SI Joint Livestreams DPR Thoracic Livestreams PCDF Livestreams ACDF Livestreams Deuk Piriformis Release - Livestream TLIF Livestreams L5-S1 Disc Herniation With Pinched Nerve Live Surgery October 22, 2026 L2 L3 Disc Bulge Spine Surgery At Deuk Spine October 22, 2026 L3-L4 L4-L5 L5-S1 Spinal Operation For Herniated Discs October 19, 2026 L2 L3 L3 L4 L4 L5 L5 S1 Spine Decompression At Deuk Spine October 19, 2026 L3-L4,L4-L5,L5-S1 Spine Surgery With Dr. Ara Deukmedjian October 13, 2026 L4-L5 Disc Bulge Surgery With Dr. Deuk October 13, 2026 L4-L5 L5-S1 Disc Bulge Laser Spine Surgery October 5, 2026 Lumbar surgery L3-S1 At Deuk Spine Institute October 1, 2026 L2-L5 Lumbar Laser Spine Surgery September 28, 2026 Load More
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- [DLDR Lumbar Livestreams](https://deukspine.com/watch-surgeries/dldr-lumbar-livestreams/): DLDR Lumbar Livestreams DLDR Cervical Livestreams DLDR Thoracic Livestreams DPR Cervical Livestreams DPR Knee Livestreams DPR Lumbar Livestreams DPR Shoulder Livestreams DPR SI Joint Livestreams DPR Thoracic Livestreams PCDF Livestreams ACDF Livestreams Deuk Piriformis Release - Livestream TLIF Livestreams L5-S1 Disc Herniation With Pinched Nerve Live Surgery October 22, 2026 L2 L3 Disc Bulge Spine Surgery At Deuk Spine October 22, 2026 L3-L4 L4-L5 L5-S1 Spinal Operation For Herniated Discs October 19, 2026 L2 L3 L3 L4 L4 L5 L5 S1 Spine Decompression At Deuk Spine October 19, 2026 L3-L4,L4-L5,L5-S1 Spine Surgery With Dr. Ara Deukmedjian October 13, 2026 L4-L5 Disc Bulge Surgery With Dr. Deuk October 13, 2026 L4-L5 L5-S1 Disc Bulge Laser Spine Surgery October 5, 2026 Lumbar surgery L3-S1 At Deuk Spine Institute October 1, 2026 L2-L5 Lumbar Laser Spine Surgery September 28, 2026 Load More
- [DLDR Cervical Livestreams](https://deukspine.com/watch-surgeries/dldr-cervical-livestreams/): DLDR Lumbar Livestreams DLDR Cervical Livestreams DLDR Thoracic Livestreams DPR Cervical Livestreams DPR Knee Livestreams DPR Lumbar Livestreams DPR Shoulder Livestreams DPR SI Joint Livestreams DPR Thoracic Livestreams PCDF Livestreams ACDF Livestreams Deuk Piriformis Release - Livestream TLIF Livestreams L5-S1 Disc Herniation With Pinched Nerve Live Surgery October 22, 2026 L2 L3 Disc Bulge Spine Surgery At Deuk Spine October 22, 2026 L3-L4 L4-L5 L5-S1 Spinal Operation For Herniated Discs October 19, 2026 L2 L3 L3 L4 L4 L5 L5 S1 Spine Decompression At Deuk Spine October 19, 2026 L3-L4,L4-L5,L5-S1 Spine Surgery With Dr. Ara Deukmedjian October 13, 2026 L4-L5 Disc Bulge Surgery With Dr. Deuk October 13, 2026 L4-L5 L5-S1 Disc Bulge Laser Spine Surgery October 5, 2026 Lumbar surgery L3-S1 At Deuk Spine Institute October 1, 2026 L2-L5 Lumbar Laser Spine Surgery September 28, 2026 Load More
- [Deuk Piriformis Release – Livestream](https://deukspine.com/watch-surgeries/deuk-piriformis-release-livestream/): DLDR Lumbar Livestreams DLDR Cervical Livestreams DLDR Thoracic Livestreams DPR Cervical Livestreams DPR Knee Livestreams DPR Lumbar Livestreams DPR Shoulder Livestreams DPR SI Joint Livestreams DPR Thoracic Livestreams PCDF Livestreams ACDF Livestreams Deuk Piriformis Release - Livestream TLIF Livestreams L5-S1 Disc Herniation With Pinched Nerve Live Surgery October 22, 2026 L2 L3 Disc Bulge Spine Surgery At Deuk Spine October 22, 2026 L3-L4 L4-L5 L5-S1 Spinal Operation For Herniated Discs October 19, 2026 L2 L3 L3 L4 L4 L5 L5 S1 Spine Decompression At Deuk Spine October 19, 2026 L3-L4,L4-L5,L5-S1 Spine Surgery With Dr. Ara Deukmedjian October 13, 2026 L4-L5 Disc Bulge Surgery With Dr. Deuk October 13, 2026 L4-L5 L5-S1 Disc Bulge Laser Spine Surgery October 5, 2026 Lumbar surgery L3-S1 At Deuk Spine Institute October 1, 2026 L2-L5 Lumbar Laser Spine Surgery September 28, 2026 Load More
- [ACDF Livestreams](https://deukspine.com/watch-surgeries/acdf-livestreams/): DLDR Lumbar Livestreams DLDR Cervical Livestreams DLDR Thoracic Livestreams DPR Cervical Livestreams DPR Knee Livestreams DPR Lumbar Livestreams DPR Shoulder Livestreams DPR SI Joint Livestreams DPR Thoracic Livestreams PCDF Livestreams ACDF Livestreams Deuk Piriformis Release - Livestream TLIF Livestreams L5-S1 Disc Herniation With Pinched Nerve Live Surgery October 22, 2026 L2 L3 Disc Bulge Spine Surgery At Deuk Spine October 22, 2026 L3-L4 L4-L5 L5-S1 Spinal Operation For Herniated Discs October 19, 2026 L2 L3 L3 L4 L4 L5 L5 S1 Spine Decompression At Deuk Spine October 19, 2026 L3-L4,L4-L5,L5-S1 Spine Surgery With Dr. Ara Deukmedjian October 13, 2026 L4-L5 Disc Bulge Surgery With Dr. Deuk October 13, 2026 L4-L5 L5-S1 Disc Bulge Laser Spine Surgery October 5, 2026 Lumbar surgery L3-S1 At Deuk Spine Institute October 1, 2026 L2-L5 Lumbar Laser Spine Surgery September 28, 2026 Load More
- [Watch Surgeries](https://deukspine.com/watch-surgeries/): Mark your calendar for our next live surgery broadcasts
- [Artificial Disc-TDR (Total Disc Replacement)](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/total-disc-replacement/): Risks, Complications & Better Alternatives
- [Therapy](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/therapy/): Not a Solution to Chronic Pain
- [Spinal Fusion](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/spinal-fusion/): Risks, Complications & Better Alternatives
- [Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS)](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/scs/): Risks, Complications & Better Alternatives
- [Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/rfa/): Ineffective, Temporary & Better Alternatives Exist
- [Pain Medication](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/pain-medication/): Dangerous & Temporary Pain Relief
- [Laminectomy](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/laminectomy/): Risks, Complications & Better Alternatives
- [Interspinous & Interlaminar Devices](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/interspinous-interlaminar-devices/): Risks, Complications & Better Alternatives
- [Facet Joint Injection](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/facet-joint-injection/): Temporary Relief That Misses the Mark
- [Epidural Steroid Injection](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/epidural-steroid-injection/): Temporary Relief with Real Risks
- [Discectomy](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/discectomy/): Risks, Recurrence Rates & Better Alternatives
- [Other Treatments](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/other-treatments/)
- [Basivertebral Nerve Ablation (Intracept Procedure)](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/basi-vertebral-nerve-ablation/): Intracept Procedure — Risks & Better Alternatives
- [Deuk Spine Surgical Guarantee](https://deukspine.com/surgical-guarantee/): First Spine Surgery Guarantee in the World
- [Photo Gallery](https://deukspine.com/photo-gallery/): Explore endoscopic and fluoroscopic imaging from real Deuk Spine Institute procedures. These surgical photographs document the precision and outcomes of our minimally invasive spine treatments, including Deuk Laser Disc Repair® and related procedures.
- [Patient Experience at Deuk Spine Institute](https://deukspine.com/patient-experience/): DLDR Lumbar Livestreams DLDR Cervical Livestreams DLDR Thoracic Livestreams DPR Cervical Livestreams DPR Knee Livestreams DPR Lumbar Livestreams DPR Shoulder Livestreams DPR SI Joint Livestreams DPR Thoracic Livestreams PCDF Livestreams ACDF Livestreams Deuk Piriformis Release - Livestream TLIF Livestreams Laminectomy Spine Scam - TRAILER DPR Thoracic Testimonials DPR SI Joint Testimonials DPR Shoulder Testimonials DPR Lumbar Testimonials DPR Knee Testimonials DPR Hip Testimonial DPR Cervical Testimonials DLDR Thoracic Testimonials DLDR Lumbar Testimonials DLDR Cervical Testimonials Deuk Spinal Fusion - Cervical Testimonials Deuk Piriformis Release - Testimonials L5-S1 Disc Herniation With Pinched Nerve Live Surgery October 22, 2026 L2 L3 Disc Bulge Spine Surgery At Deuk Spine October 22, 2026 L3-L4 L4-L5 L5-S1 Spinal Operation For Herniated Discs October 19, 2026 L2 L3 L3 L4 L4 L5 L5 S1 Spine Decompression At Deuk Spine October 19, 2026 L3-L4,L4-L5,L5-S1 Spine Surgery With Dr. Ara Deukmedjian October 13, 2026 L4-L5 Disc Bulge Surgery With Dr. Deuk October 13, 2026 L4-L5 L5-S1 Disc Bulge Laser Spine Surgery October 5, 2026 Lumbar surgery L3-S1 At Deuk Spine Institute October 1, 2026 L2-L5 Lumbar Laser Spine Surgery September 28, 2026 L3-L5 Laser Decompression Surgery September 28, 2026 L4-S1 Decompression Surgery Operation at Deuk Spine September 28, 2026 L3-S1 Disc Bulge Surgery At Deuk Spine Institute September 23, 2026 Load More
- [New Patient Paperwork](https://deukspine.com/new-patient-paperwork/): 7955 Spyglass Hill Road Suite A, Melbourne, FL 32940
- [Deuk Spine Media Channel](https://deukspine.com/media-channel/): Florida leads the nation in unnecessary spine and back surgeries. Read the article from Becker's Spine Review to learn more about the spine surgery epidemic and why Deuk Spine Institute is committed to curative, minimally invasive procedures that eliminate the source of pain.
- [Get a Free MRI Review With 99% Diagnostic Accuracy](https://deukspine.com/free-mri-review/): To make a proper assessment, we need both your MRI images and your MRI report, that are less than 18 months old. If you have a physical copy, you can send it over after filling out the form.
- [Financing And Insurance](https://deukspine.com/financing-insurance/): We accept the following insurances. However, they may not cover all of the services that we have to offer. After the consultation, we will recommend treatment options. You will need to verify with your insurance if they cover those services. We generally accept the following insurances: 
- [Spine Facts](https://deukspine.com/facts/): Patient Education Resource
- [Our Facility](https://deukspine.com/facility/): With world-class physicians on staff, the newest and most advanced technology, and a patient experience pathway that is unrivaled in its efficiency and pedagogy of care, Deuk Spine Institute has performed thousands of procedures and achieves a 95% success rate in elimination of pain. The services we offer are not offered anywhere else in the world, and the treatments are curative, not palliative.
- [Equipment](https://deukspine.com/equipment/): Where would laser spine surgery be without lasers? Deuk Spine Institute uses a top-of-the-line surgical Holmium: YAG laser manufactured in Yokneam, Israel and imported into the United States by Boston Scientific. FDA approved and patented, the VersaPulse PowerSuit is known for its established safety profile in healthcare applications. With a unique blend of 2100 nm wavelength electromagnetic energy and cavitation displacement of liquid, this laser is the perfect surgical instrument for the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® procedure. Zero laser associated complications have occurred at Deuk Spine Institute in nearly 20 years and over 5,000 laser disc repairs performed.
- [Conditions We Treat](https://deukspine.com/conditions-we-treat/): SPINE CONDITIONS
- [Contact Us](https://deukspine.com/contact-us/): Deuk Spine Institute7955 Spyglass Hill Rd, Melbourne, FL 32940
- [ADA Compliance](https://deukspine.com/ada-compliance/): Our Specialties
- [About us](https://deukspine.com/about-us/): Deuk Spine Institute is the first in the world to offer curative procedures for chronic back and neck pain — with a surgery guarantee.
- [Benefits of SI Joint Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/deuk-plasma-rhizotomy/benefits-of-si-joint-dpr/): Sacroiliac joint injuries are the third most common cause of chronic lower back pain. In 3% of patients, the main source of chronic lower back pain is the sacroiliac joint.
- [Benefits of Thoracic Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/deuk-plasma-rhizotomy/benefits-of-thoracic-dpr/): Facet joint arthritis causes pain and stiffness in the back. Before thoracic spine Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® existed, there was no cure for facetogenic pain and stiffness in the thoracic spine. 
- [Benefits of Lumbar Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/deuk-plasma-rhizotomy/benefits-of-lumbar-dpr/): Facet joint arthritis causes pain and stiffness in the back. Before lumbar Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® existed, there was no cure for facetogenic pain and stiffness in the lower back.
- [Benefits of Cervical Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/deuk-plasma-rhizotomy/benefits-of-cervical-dpr/): Facet joint arthritis causes pain and stiffness in the neck. Before cervical Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® existed, there was no cure for facetogenic pain and stiffness in the neck. Now there is a simple 10-minute minimally invasive procedure developed by Deuk Spine Institute to eliminate pain and restore normal movement to the neck.
- [Benefits of Thoracic Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/deuk-laser-disc-repair/benefits-of-thoracic-dldr/): Success Rate
- [Benefits of Lumbar Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/deuk-laser-disc-repair/benefits-of-lumbar-dldr/): If you're suffering from chronic back or neck pain, you know it can make your life very difficult. It can prevent you from doing the things you love, like playing games with your kids, gardening, or simply walking around the neighborhood. Deuk Laser Disc Repair® is laser spine surgery that cures chronic back and neck pain in a way that is minimally invasive and will have you back on your feet walking, driving, and shopping just a day after surgery.
- [Benefits of Cervical Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/deuk-laser-disc-repair/benefits-of-cervical-dldr/): If you're suffering from chronic back or neck pain, you know it can make your life very difficult. It can prevent you from doing the things you love, like playing games with your kids, gardening, or simply walking around the neighborhood.
- [Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/deuk-plasma-rhizotomy/): Eliminate joint pain naturally in 10 minutes with Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®, a breakthrough procedure that uses plasma energy and a patented technique to permanently destroy pain nerves in arthritic joints without open surgery.
- [Deuk Piriformis Muscle Release](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/deuk-piriformis-muscle-release/): 99%
- [Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/deuk-laser-disc-repair/): Deuk Laser Disc Repair® represents the pinnacle of laser spine surgery technology, a true alternative to risky invasive procedures like spinal fusion and total disc replacement.Developed by Board-Certified, fellowship-trained neurosurgeon Dr. Ara Deukmedjian, this revolutionary procedure pioneered a new standard in minimally invasive spine treatment. With over 30 years of experience in advanced spine surgery, Dr. Deukmedjian has transformed how we approach back and neck pain relief.Unlike traditional operations, Deuk Laser Disc Repair® is performed in an outpatient surgery center while you relax under light sedation. The procedure preserves your spine’s natural strength and integrity. Nothing is compromised or weakened.
- [Treatments](https://deukspine.com/treatment-options/): Invasive spine surgery, including laminectomy, laminotomy, discectomy, foraminotomy, spinal fusion, interspinous device and artificial disc, permanently interferes with the natural movement of your spine because these treatments intentionally remove or destroy normal bones, ligaments, muscles, and joints from your spine. The collateral damage to the patient's body caused by invasive spine surgery is often ignored by the surgeons who are pushing these dangerous but profitable types of surgery.
- [Home](https://deukspine.com/): We specialize in laser spine surgery and minimally invasive, plasma-based procedures to diagnose and treat the most common causes of chronic back and neck pain.
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## Patient testimonials
- [3-Week Update: Facet Pain Gone, 20 Pounds Lost After Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/3-week-update-facet-pain-gone-20-pounds-lost-after-rhizotomy/): A patient with facet joint pain underwent the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® at Deuk Spine Institute about three weeks before this interview. Before the procedure, he could walk only 20 to 30 minutes before needing to sit. At his follow-up, his sharp pain, tenderness and inflammation were gone, his range of motion had improved, and he could stay on his feet for a couple of hours without pain. He also lost 20 pounds within two weeks of the procedure, which he attributes to being more active and to reduced inflammation. He had left another provider’s office before finding Deuk Spine through a co-worker, and said he has done nothing but get better since.
- [1-Week Follow-Up: Best Week in a Year After Deuk Disc Repair](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/1-week-follow-up-best-week-in-a-year-after-deuk-disc-repair/): A longtime friend of Dr. Deukmedjian had low back pain that likely began after being thrown from a horse in Ireland in 2018. She lived with it and modified her activities until it worsened in May of the following year, and no provider could give her relief. She then asked Dr. Deukmedjian for help and underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. At her one-week checkup, she was smiling and pain-free, called it the best week she’d had since the pain began, and said she was ready to start traveling again.
- [PA Patient With Crushed Spinal Cord Avoids Disc Replacement](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/pa-patient-with-crushed-spinal-cord-avoids-disc-replacement/): Pennsylvania patient injured his neck in an accident in January leaving Pennsylvania patient with herniated discs at C3-4 C5-6 and C6-7 that were crushing Pennsylvania patient’s cord and pinching nerves. Pennsylvania patient developed electrical-shock pain down both arms, neck pain, loss of strength, visible muscle atrophy, in Pennsylvania patient’s hands and balance problems. Local surgeons recommended traditional total disc replacement with a six-inch neck incision and a year of recovery, which was not an option because he cares for his wife, who has Parkinson’s disease. They also dismissed the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® as experimental. After a virtual Zoom MRI review with Dr. Deukmedjian, he traveled to Florida for surgery. The day after his procedure, his shocks, pain, weakness and balance problems were gone, he had full neck movement, and he had no screws, bolts or fusion.
- [NC Business Owner: 100% Pain-Free. Can Finally Hold His Daughters](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/nc-business-owner-100-pain-free-can-finally-hold-his-daughters/): A North Carolina convenience store and gas station owner had been battling chronic back pain for years unable to stand longer than 25 to 30 minutes at a time, making it nearly impossible to run his business, and so severe that he sometimes had to lie on the floor after serving customers. Most painfully, he could not hold his eight-year-old daughter due to the constant fear of setting off his back pain. After watching over a hundred Dr. Deukmedjian YouTube videos, he called Deuk Spine Institute, submitted his MRI for a free review, and traveled from North Carolina for the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. The morning after his outpatient procedure, he was 100% pain-free. Declaring a new life was beginning and looking forward to being the father and business leader his family needed, while urging the Indian American community in particular to stop suffering and call Deuk Spine.
- [Canadian Doctor: 15 Years Of Pain. And Almost Wheelchair Bound. Fixed At Deuk Spine.](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/canadian-doctor-15-years-of-pain-and-almost-wheelchair-bound-fixed-at-deuk-spine/): A physician from Canada had been suffering from back and leg pain for 15 years. A condition that had progressed to the point of near-wheelchair dependency, making travel through airports impossible without wheelchair assistance and leaving him facing the prospect of spending the rest of his life unable to walk freely. Three neurosurgeons had unanimously recommended spinal fusion as the only solution. After extensive research he discovered Dr. Deukmedjian, was thoroughly convinced after a warm Zoom consultation, and traveled to Deuk Spine Institute for the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at L3-4 and L4-5 on both sides. The morning after his procedure he was walking easily with no pain medication, describing the experience as a transformation and reclaiming a life he thought might be lost and was planning a trip to the zoo and the beach that very afternoon.
- [Ocala Patient Avoids Spinal Stimulator. Back Pain Gone at Deuk Spine](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/florida-deuk-laser-disc-repair-spinal-stimulator-alternative-back-pain/): A patient from Ocala, Florida had been suffering from chronic lower back pain for four years. Cycling through steroids, the MILD procedure, and the Intercept procedure, none of which provided relief despite doctors calling him a perfect candidate for each. When a pain management center recommended a spinal cord stimulator, he researched the long-term outcomes and discovered that stimulators often become ineffective over time or can worsen the problem and during that research found Deuk Spine Institute online. After a seamless virtual consultation from home, he underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® and left with his back pain completely gone. So excited that he planned to go straight home and vacuum, and looking forward to finally being able to join his wife on her walks.
- [Iowa Patient Returns: 5 Back Issues Fixed Across Two Visits](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/iowa-patient-returns-5-back-issues-fixed-across-two-visits/): A patient from Iowa had been dealing with back pain for most of her adult life approximately 25 years. With pain escalating to the point where providers were recommending spinal fusion. After extensive online research and a recommendation from someone online, she discovered Deuk Spine Institute and was initially treated for bilateral sacroiliac joint pain. After that was resolved, she identified a remaining pain source and returned. Prompting a virtual Zoom MRI review that confirmed a bulging degenerated disc and facet joint pain at L4-5. Both were treated with the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® and Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® in a single visit. The morning after her second procedure, all remaining back pain was completely gone with no pain medication, and she was heading to the airport. Having resolved a total of five distinct back pain issues across two visits to Deuk Spine Institute.
- [Colorado Patient: Back & Buttock Pain Fixed After Misdiagnosis](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/colorado-patient-back-buttock-pain-fixed-after-misdiagnosis/): A patient from Colorado had been suffering from lower back and buttock pain that local providers had not fully diagnosed. Missing an underlying piriformis syndrome with a torn muscle and scar tissue causing significant buttock pain alongside his disc problem. Unwilling to undergo fusion surgery, he researched online and chose Deuk Spine Institute for the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. During his proprietary Deuk Spine Exam, the piriformis syndrome was identified and both conditions were treated in a single visit. The day after his outpatient procedures, both the back pain and the buttock pain were completely gone and he and his wife were heading to Kennedy Space Center to enjoy the Florida day before their late flight home, with plans to return to pickleball and normal life ahead.
- [30 Years After Car Accident. Neck & Back Pain Finally Fixed](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/30-years-after-car-accident-neck-back-pain-finally-fixed/): A paralegal originally from New York who had recently relocated to Tampa had been living with progressively worsening neck and back pain for 30 years following a serious car accident on April 6, 1998. Despite chiropractic care, her condition had continued to decline and every doctor she consulted recommended cutting and placing metal hardware in her body, which she was unwilling to accept. Her sister helped her find Deuk Spine Institute as the right alternative. In a single visit, Dr. Deukmedjian treated a cervical disc herniation, cervical facet joint pain, and lumbar facet joint pain; all without metal implants. The following day she reported no back pain whatsoever, only mild neck stiffness, and was heading home to rest and enjoy the rest of her life pain-free.
- [Military Member: Neck & Back Pain Gone After Auto Accident](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/military-member-neck-back-pain-gone-after-auto-accident/): A military service member from the Kansas City, Missouri area had been suffering from neck and back pain for four years following an auto accident. In a single comprehensive visit to Deuk Spine Institute, he underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® for his lumbar spine on Tuesday, followed the next day by the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® for his cervical spine and the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for his facet joints. By the morning after his final procedure, the pain and discomfort he had been living with for four years had completely disappeared overnight and he was already looking forward to recovering fully, spending time with his family, and continuing his military service pain-free.
- [Returning Phoenix Patient: Piriformis Pain Gone. Back to Pickleball](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/returning-phoenix-patient-piriformis-pain-gone-back-to-pickleball/): A returning patient from Phoenix, Arizona had first come to Deuk Spine Institute six years earlier after four neurosurgeons recommended a three-to-four level spinal fusion for spondylolisthesis, degenerative disc disease, and stenosis. A recommendation she refused after a year and a half of research and months of engaging with Dr. Deukmedjian on social media before feeling comfortable enough to proceed. Her Deuk Laser Disc Repair® six years prior had been life-changing. She made another appointment for another problem: she was suffering from piriformis syndrome causing chronic buttock pain affecting her pickleball game despite conservative treatment such as dry needling and physical therapy. After the Deuk Piriformis Release® a 15-minute outpatient procedure under twilight sedation. Her buttock pain was completely and immediately gone, and she was already looking forward to getting back on the court.
- [Military Career Saved: 4 Years of Accident Back Pain Gone](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/military-career-saved-4-years-of-accident-back-pain-gone/): A Missouri military service member had been battling debilitating lower back pain for four years following a motor vehicle accident, with pain levels consistently ranging from 5 to 9 out of 10. Unable to stand or sit for extended periods, he had been forced to change careers multiple times just to keep working, and workers' compensation had pushed medications, injections, and ultimately spinal fusion all of which he declined. After 2.5 years of chiropractic care three times per week that proved cost-prohibitive and only maintained his condition without fixing it, his mother discovered Deuk Spine Institute through a neighbor's recommendation and sent him videos online. He traveled to Florida and underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®, and the day after surgery experienced immediate, complete elimination of his lower back pain. Choosing to stand rather than sit during his post-op visit because he had missed standing pain-free for so long. With his back fixed, he was finally able to remain in the military career he had fought so hard to keep.
- [Puerto Rico Healthcare Pro: Arm Pain Gone After Cervical Repair](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/puerto-rico-healthcare-pro-arm-pain-gone/): A healthcare professional from Puerto Rico had been suffering from herniated and degenerated discs at C3-4, C5-6, and C6-7, with a pinched nerve causing such severe arm pain that he slept with his arm hanging off the bed for relief. The best specialists on the island both orthopedic and neurology. Recommended laminectomy with screws and a metal plate, which he refused. After learning that a friend of his brother had been successfully treated at Deuk Spine Institute ten years prior for the same type of cervical procedure, he did his research, completed a Zoom consultation with Dr. Deukmedjian, and traveled to Florida for the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on all three cervical levels. From the moment he woke from anesthesia, the arm pain was completely gone and he described the experience as futuristic and way ahead of its time.
- [20 Years of Back Pain Gone. NJ Teacher Avoids Fusion](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/20-years-of-back-pain-gone-nj-teacher-avoids-fusion/): A special education teacher from New Jersey had been battling back pain for nearly 20 years. Enduring years of physical therapy, narcotic pain medications, and a laminectomy and discectomy on two levels. Before being told her only remaining option was spinal fusion. After researching alternatives, she discovered Deuk Spine Institute and traveled to Florida, where Dr. Deukmedjian correctly identified that despite herniated discs appearing on her MRI, the actual sources of her pain were her piriformis muscles, sacroiliac joint, and facet joints. None of which required disc surgery or fusion. She underwent the Deuk Piriformis Release®, the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for the SI joint, and the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for the facets. All in one visit. The following day, her 20 years of pain were completely gone, with only minor post-procedure soreness remaining, and she was walking and pain-free the same day.
- [Paciente Puertorriqueño Sin Dolor Tras Cirugía Deuk Láser®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/paciente-puertorriqueno-sin-dolor-tras-cirugia-deuk-laser/): Un ciudadano puertorriqueño padeció dolor en la zona inferior de la espalda al nivel de las vértebras L4-L5 durante más de un año, un problema que deterioraba no solo su calidad de vida diaria sino también el confort de su familia. La mujer lo veía agobiado y angustiado intentando afrontarlo. Recurriendo a la reparación del disco por láser en la Deuk Spine Institute, se despertó ese mismo día sintiéndose totalmente recuperado — sin dolor — con intención de retornar a su actividad física, pasarse vacaciones con su familia y retornar a su país natal para hacer uso de él, que por razones de su malestar no había podido gozar hasta esa fecha.
- [Idaho Patient Avoids Fusion Extension With Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/idaho-patient-avoids-fusion-extension-with-dldr/): A patient from Idaho with a prior lumbar spinal fusion was experiencing new pain at the disc level above the fusion and was told by local doctors that the only option was to extend the existing fusion upward. Refusing to go down that path and determined to find an alternative, he connected with a man at his gym in Idaho whose brother had been treated successfully at Deuk Spine Institute. After a seamless virtual Zoom consultation with Dr. Deukmedjian, he traveled to Florida for the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on the problematic disc above his fusion. The morning after surgery the years-long spasming he had been experiencing upon waking was gone for the first time, and the pain he came to address had significantly diminished. With the patient already planning to return in the future for cervical spine treatment as well.
- [NJ Patient Sleeps Pain-Free After 3-Level Thoracic Disc Repair](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/nj-patient-thoracic-disc-repair-deuk-laser-three-levels/): A patient from New Jersey had been suffering from thoracic back pain since November 2024 over a year. With the pain most severely affecting his sleep, leaving him unable to find a comfortable position regardless of how many pillows or positions he tried. After mandatory physical therapy for insurance purposes failed, 28 sessions of chiropractic care provided only temporary comfort without resolving the issue. Researching his options, he discovered that most spine surgeons refuse to operate on the thoracic spine due to the complex anatomy of ribs and organs; but found Dr. Deukmedjian and Deuk Spine Institute on YouTube as the one physician capable of treating it. After a virtual MRI review confirming three thoracic disc herniations, he traveled to Florida and underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on all three levels. That night for the first time in over a year; he slept without pain.
- [WA Patient Avoids ACDF & Laminectomy. Neck & SI Fixed At Deuk Spine Institute](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/wa-patient-avoids-acdf-laminectomy/): A patient from the Seattle area had been in serious distress for four to five months with two cervical disc herniations and bone spurs crushing the nerves causing shoulder pain, numbness, tingling, and right-side weakness. Unable to sit upright without pain. Two surgeons separately recommended a posterior laminectomy and an ACDF fusion. While researching ACDFs on YouTube to prepare for the procedure, he discovered Deuk Spine Institute, watched surgical comparisons side by side, and contacted Dr. Deukmedjian for a virtual MRI review. After traveling to Florida, he underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®  for his cervical spine and after mentioning chronic sacroiliac joint arthritis from decades of sports. Was also treated with the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for his SI joint during the same visit. The next day he reported feeling great, able to sit comfortably for the first time in months, and said he felt like dancing after the SI joint procedure. He was patient number 2,734 in Deuk Spine's 20-year, zero-complication laser surgery history.
- [SC Patient Returns: Neck Fixed Last Year, Back Fixed Today](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/neck-fixed-last-year-back-fixed-today/): A patient from South Carolina had sustained both neck and back injuries in an accident, returning to Deuk Spine Institute a year after a successful cervical Deuk Laser Disc Repair® . Which had given him an entire pain-free year to address the remaining lower back pain at L4-5 and L5-S1 that had been limiting every aspect of his life. He had been unable to sit in stadium seats, bend over to pick things up, or travel comfortably without fear of triggering his back, and had arranged his entire home setup around protecting it. After watching patient testimonials and surgical videos on YouTube and finding no comparable provider in South Carolina, he had originally chosen Deuk Spine Institute and returned without hesitation. The morning after his second procedure he was completely pain-free, had taken no medication since surgery, and was already looking forward to traveling freely for the first time in years.
- [Louisiana Patient Avoids Spinal Stimulator With Thoracic Disc Repair](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/louisiana-patient-avoids-spinal-stimulator-with-thoracic-disc-repair/): A patient from Louisiana had been receiving epidural injections and nerve burns from her pain doctor for thoracic spine pain, none of which provided lasting relief. When her doctor told her the only option left was a spinal stimulator, she completed the week-long trial but remained unconvinced it would truly help. While researching the Medtronic spinal stimulator device, she noticed a link to Deuk Spine Institute on the manufacturer's website, clicked it, discovered Dr. Deukmedjian, overnighted her MRI for review, and connected with him via virtual consultation. During which he showed her exactly what was causing her pain and told her he could fix it. No other provider had been willing to treat her thoracic spine. The morning after her Deuk Laser Disc Repair® she woke up feeling great. With no pain and a husband equally relieved by her answer.
- [Tesla Mechanic: $15K Stem Cells Failed, Deuk Disc Repair Worked](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/tesla-mechanic-stem-cells-didnt-work/): Patient: Yeah. I only wish I found your website earlier. Could have saved me money on stem cells and all the other back and forth of doctors.
- [From Wheelchair to Ready to Dance. Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/from-wheelchair-to-ready-to-dance-deuk-laser-disc-repair/): A patient had been experiencing progressively worsening lower back and leg pain that had forced her into a wheelchair on her worst days and was pushing her toward higher and higher doses of narcotic pain medication. A trajectory she was unwilling to accept. Her husband was deeply worried and skeptical that anything could help. After undergoing the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® just days before this interview, she arrived smiling, walking with just a cane as a precaution, and declaring herself ready to go dancing. With the excruciating back and leg pain gone and only mild post-surgical soreness remaining. She described waking up an hour after surgery with the pain already noticeably gone, and was counting down the days of her recovery year to get fully back to normal life.
- [Cervical Facet Pain Gone With Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®. Patient Free to Travel the World.](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/cervical-facet-joint-syndrome-deuk-plasma-rhizotomy-neck-pain-relief/): A Florida patient had been living with unpredictable, debilitating cervical facet joint pain that varied day to day, affected her shoulders and neck, prevented her from keeping up with housework, and confined her to bed during her worst flare ups. A five week episode that led her to discover Deuk Spine Institute while searching on her phone. Despite having MRI findings of degenerated discs, bulging discs, herniations, and stenosis, Dr. Deukmedjian correctly identified cervical facet joint syndrome. The second most common cause of neck pain as the true source of her symptoms, and none of the other findings required treatment. She underwent the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for the cervical facet joints, and when she woke from anesthesia the following day her neck pain was completely gone. She left feeling free for the first time in years. Ready to book vacations, do housework, and visit her children in the UK without fear of an attack.
- [Dentist Sold Practice Due to Back Pain. Back Pain Gone With The DLDR®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/dentist-cures-back-pain-with-dldr/): A 48-year-old reconstructive dentist had been living with debilitating back pain and neuropathy for years. Including a prior microdiscectomy that resolved his sciatica but left his chronic back pain completely untreated, with his doctor simply recommending physical therapy. The pain became so severe he was forced to sell both of his dental practices, ending 25 years of a career he loved. After undergoing the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®, he woke up the next morning smiling at his wife for the first time in years. With no back pain and discovered in the recovery room that 90 to 95% of the foot neuropathy he had attributed to a prior Achilles surgery was also gone, moving him to tears. With at least 20 more years of dentistry ahead of him, he left Deuk Spine Institute determined to tell every colleague he knows about the procedure.
- [Atlanta Dad: 100% Pain-Free After Thoracic & Lumbar Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/atlanta-dad-100-pain-free-after-thoracic-lumbar-deuk-laser-disc-repair/): A father from Atlanta, Georgia had been suffering from lower back pain for approximately 30 years following an accident, and for the past year and four months had also developed severe thoracic pain so debilitating he could not sit or sleep. Destroying his quality of life with his wife and children. A Disc Seal procedure had failed completely, other doctors had turned him away telling him only physical therapy could help his “arthritis,” and fusion surgery was not something he was willing to accept. After watching over 50 of Dr. Deukmedjian’s YouTube videos and patient testimonials, he drove to Deuk Spine Institute in Florida with his wife. The only surgeon he found willing and able to treat the thoracic spine and underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on both his thoracic and lumbar discs in a single visit. Twenty-four hours later he was 100% pain-free, walking freely, and already declared himself a lifelong patient of Dr. Deukmedjian’s.
- [Boise Fan Travels 3,000 Miles. Leg Pain Gone, First Good Sleep in 3 Years](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/boise-fan-travels-3000-miles-leg-pain-gone-first-good-sleep-in-3-years/): A die-hard Idaho State fan from Boise had been suffering for three years with progressive leg symptoms. Starting as pins and needles and escalating to constant burning pain shooting down his left leg and foot. That had robbed him of sleep and quality of life. Having undergone a laminectomy in 1997 that required a year of recovery, he was determined to find something different. After discovering Deuk Spine Institute on YouTube and feeling he got to know Dr. Deukmedjian through his video Q&As, he traveled 3,000 miles from Boise to Florida. The day after his outpatient Deuk Laser Disc Repair®; which cleaned out two damaged discs and unpinched the nerve. His leg pain was 100% gone, he had slept soundly through the night for the first time in three years, and he described the contrast with his prior open surgery as night and day.
- [Nicaragua Patient: 10+ Years of Neck & Arm Pain Fixed in One Day](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/nicaragua-patient-10-years-of-neck-arm-pain-fixed-in-one-day/): A father-to-be from Nicaragua had been living with neck and arm pain for over 10 years, with repeated referrals to physical therapy and no meaningful improvement. Doctors dismissing him as too young or his herniations as too small to treat. Refusing to simply accept chronic pain as his life, he researched extensively and traveled to Deuk Spine Institute in Florida, where Dr. Deukmedjian performed the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on two cervical disc herniations through two four-millimeter incisions. The day after surgery, the arm pain that had affected his daily life and work for over a decade was gone, he had no swallowing difficulties, and he was preparing to fly home to Nicaragua the following morning. Grateful the pain had finally been taken seriously and fixed.
- [76-Year-Old Ends Decades of Back Pain After Failed Fusions & Stimulator](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/wisconsin-76-year-old-deuk-laser-disc-repair-failed-fusion-stimulator-back-pain/): A 76-year-old woman from Wisconsin had been living with lower back pain since her late 30s. Enduring two spinal fusions six years prior that provided only about five months of relief before the pain returned, followed by a spinal cord stimulator inserted approximately four years ago that never provided meaningful relief despite multiple reprogramming attempts. Dr. Deukmedjian removed the failed stimulator and performed the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on two lumbar discs one from each side in a single visit. A few days later, the chronic back pain she had lived with for decades was gone, she had taken only one hydrocodone that morning with no medication the night before, slept like a baby, and was already planning to cook, garden, and clean her own house again. While her devoted husband prepared to drive her home.
- [Jacksonville Horticulturist: 6 Years of Back & Leg Pain Gone at 62](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/jacksonville-horticulturist-6-years-of-back-leg-pain-gone-at-62/): A 62-year-old horticulturist, guitarist, and Lynyrd Skynyrd fan from Jacksonville had been dealing with lower back and leg pain for six years. Stemming from heavy lifting at garden store jobs and worsened during the COVID era when returning to work shut the pain down his leg completely. A prior laminectomy had temporarily reduced symptoms only because he stopped working, but the pain returned as soon as he became active again; because the disc, the true source of the pain, was never addressed. Facing a fusion recommendation and refusing to accept it, he found Deuk Spine Institute online and underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at L4-5 and L5-S1. The following morning his back pain and leg pain were completely gone, he had taken only Tylenol and Robaxin, slept well at his hotel, and was ready at 62 to stop merely existing and start truly living: swimming, walking, biking, and getting back to playing guitar.
- [Florida Contractor: Back Pain Gone After Disc & Facet Treatment](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/florida-contractor-back-pain-gone-after-disc-facet-treatment/): A general contractor from Punta Gorda, Florida had been confined to his chair for six to eight months due to severe lower back pain, unable to work or help his son on the job site. After spinal fractures led to a kyphoplasty cement procedure at another facility. Which provided no relief; Dr. Deukmedjian identified the true sources of his pain: two damaged discs and facet joint pain. In a single outpatient visit, he underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® for the disc problem and the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® to permanently destroy the facet joint pain nerves. The following day he reported no pain, had taken no pain medication, and was already planning to refer his cousin for treatment and is ready to get back to work and life.
- [Three Sources of Back Pain Fixed in One Visit at Deuk Spine](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/triple-procedure-deuk-laser-disc-piriformis-release-plasma-rhizotomy-back-pain/): A local patient had been battling back pain for five to six years, relying on injections for three of those years before they stopped providing relief — leaving him dreading getting out of bed each morning and needing to walk three to four miles just to function. After researching online and being impressed by Deuk Spine Institute's state-of-the-art methods, he submitted his MRI and had an appointment within three days and surgery within two weeks — compared to a six-month wait everywhere else. Dr. Deukmedjian identified three distinct sources of his back pain and treated all of them in a single visit: the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® for damaged discs at L4-5 and L5-S1, the Deuk Piriformis Release® for bilateral piriformis tears, and the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for sacroiliac joint pain. The morning after surgery he woke up with no back pain, no pain medication, and for the first time in years felt ready to attack life the way he always had.
- [Mom of Two: First Pain-Free Steps in 4 Months After Cervical Repair](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/mom-of-two-first-pain-free-steps-in-4-months-after-cervical-repair/): A mother of two boys ages 10 and 5 had been suffering from neck pain radiating into her right arm for four to five months, making every basic daily duty as a mother unbearable. She had been offered cervical fusion and possible disc replacement, with the additional risk that the surgeon might need to fuse up to three discs once inside. Unwilling to accept those consequences, she sought Dr. Deukmedjian’s opinion on a less invasive option. On February 1st, 2023, she underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at C6-7 and C7-T1. The latter being a landmark first endoscopically at that level. Through a four-millimeter incision. The following morning she took her first steps out of bed completely pain-free for the first time in four months, describing the moment as glorious, and declared she would wake up with a smile on her face instead of tears from that day forward.
- [3-Month Update: Pitcher Back on the Mound After Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/college-baseball-pitcher-dldr-3-month-follow-up-back-pain/): A Division I college baseball pitcher underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® for lower back pain at L4-5 and L5-S1 three months prior to this follow-up interview. At the time of filming, he was completely pain-free. Walking, jogging, and throwing a baseball again. With improved mood and renewed excitement about getting back to the gym and returning to competitive pitching at the Division I collegiate level. He credited Dr. Deukmedjian and the Deuk Spine team entirely for his recovery and expressed his dream of one day pitching for the New York Yankees, with Dr. Deukmedjian noting he had just shaken the hand of a pitcher who throws over 100 miles per hour.
- [Hawaii Patient: Back and Neck Fixed With The DLDR® & Cervical Fusion](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/hawaii-patient-deuk-laser-disc-repair-cervical-fusion-back-neck/): A patient from Hawaii had been suffering for three years with both lumbar disc pain and a massive cervical disc herniation so severe it was compressing her spinal cord and causing progressive paralysis, loss of hand feeling, and loss of balance. After extensive research and a virtual Zoom consultation with Dr. Deukmedjian, she flew from Hawaii to Florida for two separate procedures: the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® for her two painful lower back discs, followed two days later by a posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion to decompress her spinal cord, correct her neck deformity, and stabilize her spine with screws and rods. All performed on an outpatient basis with no hospital stay. Within three days she was up and walking, sensation had returned to her hands, her balance was restored, and approximately one week after her cervical surgery she described feeling completely back to herself for the first time in three years.
- [Oklahoma Engineer: “Unsolvable” Back Pain Solved at Deuk Spine](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/oklahoma-engineer-unsolvable-back-pain-solved-at-deuk-spine/): An engineer from outside Tulsa, Oklahoma had been perfectly healthy until a sudden injury seven months prior left her bedridden and unable to sit, stand, or walk for more than five minutes at a time due to severe lower back pain and muscle tightness. Three months of physical therapy not only failed to help but aggravated her condition and she was told surgery was not an option for a bulging disc. After discovering Deuk Spine Institute, she underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on a severely pressurized L4-5 disc with significant inflammation. The following day she described the problem as solved, was on only Tylenol and a muscle relaxer, and was already looking forward to returning to work, caring for her animals, and being present for the grandchildren she expected soon with her dignity and independence restored.
- [Snowbird From PA: Shoulder, Neck & Back Arthritis All Fixed](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/snowbird-from-pa-shoulder-neck-back-arthritis-all-fixed/): A Pennsylvania snowbird who had spent three to five years receiving pain management injections, RFAs, and epidurals for arthritis in his shoulder, neck, and lower back was finally told by a referring physician that his treatments had only been temporary and was directed to Dr. Deukmedjian at Deuk Spine Institute. He underwent the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for his left shoulder, cervical spine from C1 through C7, and lumbar levels L4-5 and S1. Two weeks after his shoulder procedure and with his neck and back recoveries progressing remarkably, he returned to report his shoulder arthritis pain was completely gone. Describing himself as a whole new man heading home to Pittsburgh with a new life ahead of him.
- [Hawaii Surfer: 7 Years of Back Pain Gone](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/hawaii-surfer-ends-7-years-of-back-pain-at-deuk-spine/): A patient from Hawaii had been dealing with persistent right-side lower back pain for seven years. A condition that had forced him to stop surfing, yoga, biking, working out, and even basic home activities. A microdiscectomy performed three years prior had not relieved any pain, leaving him with a week of bed rest, staples in his back, and a seven-month recovery for nothing. After discovering Deuk Spine Institute through YouTube testimonials and live surgery broadcasts, he flew 18 hours to Florida for the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® and Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®. By noon the day of his outpatient surgery he was out of the facility, walking within the hour, and the following morning described feeling surprisingly, really, really good. Posting his own surgery video to Instagram and telling followers the 18-hour trip was worth every penny.
- [Niagara Falls Patient: 8 Years of Back Pain Gone in 30 Minutes](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/niagara-falls-patient-8-years-of-back-pain-gone-in-30-minutes/): A patient from Niagara Falls who also visits Florida had been suffering from back pain for eight years. Unable to walk more than two to three minutes before the pain became unbearable, forcing him to wait in the car while his wife shopped and giving up the hour-long daily dog walks he used to enjoy with her. After learning about Deuk Spine Institute through a friend, he underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® a 30-minute procedure using a laser endoscope through a tiny incision to clean out his herniated and degenerated disc. The following morning his eight years of back pain were completely gone, and he was already looking forward to walking normally again.
- [Virginia Patient: 5 Years of Unpredictable Back Pain Fixed Overnight](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/virginia-patient-5-years-unpredictable-back-pain-deuk-laser-disc-repair-l4-l5-s1/): A patient from Virginia had been living with unpredictable, debilitating lower back pain for five years. Episodes that would strike without warning and leave him bedridden for a week or more at a time, starting from a gardening injury. After years of chiropractic care and spinal decompression that provided only brief relief, an orthopedic doctor told him back surgery was “a coin toss” and recommended physical therapy an answer that wasn’t good enough. He researched extensively, found Dr. Deukmedjian on YouTube, submitted his MRI, had a virtual consultation within two days, and was in surgery ten days later. The morning after his Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at L4-5 and L5-S1, he reported his back feeling 100%, slept flat in a bed for the first time in two months, and was heading to Orlando for a round of golf the same day.
- [Treasure Coast Patient Avoids Risky Fusion After Prior Bone Infection](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/treasure-coast-patient-avoids-risky-fusion/): A Treasure Coast, Florida resident had been suffering from back and leg pain for two years following a prior microdiscectomy that resulted in a serious bone infection. Leaving him understandably cautious about undergoing any further open surgery. When surgeons recommended fusion for the discs above the infected level, he declined due to the high infection risk associated with invasive procedures. His wife discovered Deuk Spine Institute online, and after reviewing Dr. Deukmedjian's YouTube videos and comparing recovery timelines, he chose the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. One week after his outpatient procedure; performed from the side using a laser rather than a large incision. He described the difference as night and day, waking up pain-free, moving normally, and fully recovered the same day as surgery with zero infection risk.
- [St. Louis Patient Skips Into Exam Room After SI Joint Relief](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/st-louis-patient-si-joint-deuk-plasma-rhizotomy-tailbone-back-pain/): A patient from St. Louis had previously undergone back surgery at Deuk Spine Institute with immediate relief in the treated areas, but later contacted Dr. Deukmedjian reporting new pain near her tailbone. Diagnosed with sacroiliac joint arthritis. A separate and untreated source of pain caused by prior joint trauma. She returned to Deuk Spine Institute for the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®. The procedure permanently destroyed the five pain nerves supplying her SI joint using the Deuk Plasma Wand. The morning after her outpatient procedure, the 67-year-old patient was so elated she literally skipped from the lobby to her exam room — reporting her SI joint pain was completely gone and describing the experience as life-changing.
- [From Wheelchair to Walker: 20 Years of Pain Fixed in One Surgery](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/myrtle-beach-wheelchair-20-years-back-pain-gone-one-surgery/): A patient from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina had been living with debilitating back pain for over 20 years following an accident. Pain so severe he had arrived in a wheelchair, unable to get in or out of a car or chair without assistance. Two days after arriving at Deuk Spine Institute, Dr. Deukmedjian identified four distinct sources of his pain: discs, facet joints, the sacroiliac joint, and the piriformis muscles. And treated all of them in a single surgery lasting under two hours. The following day the excruciating pain was completely gone, he had progressed from a wheelchair to a walker, and he expected to be walking freely within a week. Looking forward to going to the beach, eating out, and living the active life he had been unable to enjoy for two decades, supported throughout by his devoted wife.
- [CA Engineer’s Back Gave Out Miles From Home. Now Pain-Free](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/ca-engineers-back-gave-out-miles-from-home-now-pain-free/): A mechanical engineer and pilot from California had spent three months completely bedridden and unable to function due to severe lower back pain. Eventually reaching a crisis point when his back gave out completely at work, 600 miles from home, leaving him unable to walk. His parents flew to San Diego and arranged emergency travel to Deuk Spine Institute after his chiropractor of 35 years pointed him to Dr. Deukmedjian’s practice. After FedExing his MRI and being moved up on the schedule due to his urgent condition, he flew to Florida, had surgery, and woke up 12 hours later completely pain-free. Standing fully erect for the first time in months, with his mother immediately noticing how straight he was standing. He was returning to California the same day, back to work the next day, and ready to ride his bicycle again.
- [6-Week Follow-Up: Pain-Free & Beading Necklaces After Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/6-week-follow-up-cervical-deuk-laser-disc-repair-spinal-cord-compression-beader/): A creative patient who makes jewelry and bead necklaces had been dealing with neck problems stemming from an injury approximately 19 years prior. Developing progressive spinal cord compression that caused repeated falls. When her dog knocked her flat and immediately sent her pain to 10 out of 10 with complete disability, she underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on her cervical spine. Waking up from surgery she was immediately pain-free with feeling restored in her fingers and was beading necklaces from her hospital bed that same evening, even decorating her cervical collar with custom bling. At her six-week follow-up, she reported zero pain, a full recovery with no swallowing difficulties, and described the experience as completely awesome and totally worth it.
- [Bus Driver Back at Work the Morning After Cervical Disc Repair](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/bus-driver-back-at-work-the-morning-after-cervical-disc-repair/): A bus driver had three cervical disc herniations pressing on her spinal cord, causing severe neck pain, arm numbness and weakness, balance problems so severe she was waddling and bouncing off hallway walls, inability to grip a steering wheel, difficulty typing, and dangerous limitations in her ability to safely operate a vehicle. No provider had offered her a surgical fix. After undergoing the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® less than 24 hours earlier, she arrived at her post-op appointment the following morning. Having already reported to work at 5:00 a.m. With zero pain, no medication needed, full finger sensation restored, normal balance, full neck range of motion, and only a four-millimeter incision to show for it. She described the experience as completely worth every penny and called Dr. Deukmedjian the tool she needed to get herself fixed when no one else would.
- [15 Years of Pain Gone. Patient Calls Deuk Spine His Breakthrough](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/15-years-of-pain-gone-patient-calls-deuk-spine-his-breakthrough/): A patient had been living with chronic lower back pain, pinched nerves, and leg pain at a level 10 for 15 years. Enduring seven prior disc repair procedures that never resolved his suffering, and experiencing acute flare-ups so severe he described them as unbearable and lasting seven to eight days at a time. After praying for healing and within hours finding Deuk Spine Institute online, he traveled to Florida where Dr. Deukmedjian performed the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® in two separate surgeries. One on each side of his lower back on consecutive days. The day after his second surgery he was completely pain-free, describing the experience as a breakthrough in deeply personal and spiritual terms, urging everyone suffering from back pain to call Deuk Spine without delay, and already telling his two brothers about the procedure so they could receive their own relief.
- [5 Years a Prisoner in Her Own Home. Thoracic Spine Pain Gone](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/5-years-a-prisoner-in-her-own-home-thoracic-spine-pain-gone/): A patient had spent over five years as a prisoner in her own home, confined by 24-hour burning and aching pain from a T3-T4 thoracic disc herniation that robbed her of dancing, working out, and everything she loved. Unable to sleep or leave the house 95% of the time. After consulting more than 20 doctors. Several of whom told her to simply accept this as her life. Including one who performed a trigger point muscle excision that left a large incision and provided no relief, she refused to give up and kept researching until she found Deuk Spine Institute. Dr. Deukmedjian performed the thoracic Deuk Laser Disc Repair® endoscopically through a four-millimeter incision at T3-T4, and the following morning she described feeling like a new person with a new beginning. Already planning to start dancing again and create a "Deuk line dance" for her YouTube channel.
- [NC Vet Doctor Avoids Fusion. Thoracic & Sciatica Pain Gone](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/nc-vet-doctor-avoids-fusion-thoracic-sciatica-pain-gone/): A veterinarian from North Carolina had been suffering from thoracic back pain and lower back sciatica for a couple of years, with her thoracic pain being the longer-standing and more debilitating condition. After being scheduled for a major spinal fusion in November that frightened her with its recovery demands, she pulled the brakes and searched for alternatives. Finding Deuk Spine Institute online. Upon arrival, Dr. Deukmedjian's physical examination revealed not only the thoracic disc problem but also an underlying facet joint pain source that had not previously been diagnosed. She underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® for the thoracic disc and a separate facet joint treatment in the same visit. Immediately after her procedure she was feeling significantly better, was looking forward to playing with her kids pain-free, and described the experience as life-changing.
- [Virginia Heart Patient Avoids Risky Fusion With Deuk Laser Repair](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/virginia-heart-patient-avoids-risky-fusion-with-deuk-laser-repair/): A patient from just outside Richmond, Virginia had been living with back pain for eight years, cycling through injections that provided only about a month of relief before the pain returned. He had been scheduled for a spinal fusion when a cardiac blockage was discovered just one week before surgery, leading to a quadruple bypass instead. During his cardiac recovery, he discovered Deuk Spine Institute and the timing proved fortunate, as Dr. Deukmedjian explained that invasive fusion surgery carries significant cardiac complication risks due to blood loss and general anesthesia. The Deuk Laser Disc Repair, performed under sedation with no blood loss, was a far safer alternative. The day after his procedure, his eight years of back pain were completely gone, he had taken no pain medication, hadn't even filled the prescription he was given, and was already talking about getting back to golf.
- [Idaho Retiree: 7 Years of Back Pain Gone. And Ready to Fly a Kite](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/idaho-retiree-7-years-of-back-pain-gone-and-ready-to-fly-a-kite/): A retired woman from Idaho had been gradually losing her ability to garden and enjoy retirement due to worsening lower back pain that began in 2015. With the most severe pain persisting for over five years, wearing down her positive outlook and making it increasingly difficult to maintain hope. Previous treatments provided diminishing relief over time, and nothing had offered a lasting solution. After her husband researched extensively and discovered Deuk Spine Institute, she traveled to Florida and underwent both the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® and the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® in a single afternoon with two annular disc tears confirmed by discogram during surgery. The following day she was standing straighter, walking normally, pain-free for the first time in years, and smiling in a way her husband hadn't seen in a long time. Already planning to get back to gardening and fly a kite.
- [Neck & Arm Pain Gone. Home in One Hour After Cervical Disc Repair](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/neck-arm-pain-gone-home-in-one-hour-after-cervical-disc-repair/): A patient began noticing progressive arm pain and weakness in his dominant right arm, prompting a visit to his primary care doctor who ordered an MRI and referred him to Deuk Spine Institute. After watching videos and testimonials online he was confident in his choice and underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on two cervical discs. Performed through two four-millimeter incisions with laser debridement of the annular tears. Without fusion plates or artificial discs. Within an hour of his outpatient surgery he was home resting on his couch. Less than 24 hours later he reported no neck pain and no arm pain, his wife's nervousness had been soothed by the caring and professional staff, and he was planning to spend the afternoon on the beach.
- [Florida Retiree: 30 Years of Back Pain Gone. Blood Pressure Too](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/florida-retiree-30-years-of-back-pain-gone-blood-pressure-too/): A retired Florida resident had been living with progressively worsening lower back and leg pain since a motorcycle accident in his 20s. Trying acupuncture, acupressure, spinal decompression, chiropractic care, and spending five years on Vicodin that only masked the pain. When his leg suddenly became too painful to walk on, he was referred to Deuk Spine Institute by a local hospital. Coincidentally located just one mile from his home. Dr. Deukmedjian removed one of the largest foraminal disc herniations he had encountered. Which was crushing the L3 nerve root and had been driving the patient's blood pressure up chronically and also performed the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for facet joint pain. The moment the herniation was removed, the patient's blood pressure dropped 30 points on the table. The following morning he woke up feeling like he hadn't felt in 30 years, slept soundly without pillow support for the first time in years, and was walking tall with no pain medication whatsoever.
- [Walking Straight for First Time in 19 Years. Night After Surgery](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/walking-straight-for-first-time-in-19-years-night-after-surgery/): A local patient from Merritt Island, Florida had been trapped in a cycle of failed back surgeries since 2012-2013. Beginning with a microdiscectomy that caused instability, leading to an L5-S1 fusion a month later, which failed to resolve his pain, and was then followed by a recommendation to remove the metal hardware and perform yet another fusion on the disc above. Between surgeries he endured injections, nerve treatments, and pain management, and even developed a hernia from the pain medications required after his open surgery. His wife discovered Deuk Spine Institute, and after the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on the foraminal herniation at L4-5 confirmed with intraoperative discography at 10 out of 10 pain. He was walking straight the very next morning for the first time in 19 years, with no pain medication whatsoever, and his son couldn't get him back to bed.
- [Too Young for Knee Replacement. Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® Works](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/too-young-for-knee-replacement-deuk-plasma-rhizotomy-works/): A Deuk Spine Institute staff member had been suffering from chronic knee pain from arthritis and had been recommended for a knee replacement but at too young an age to accept that option. As the third patient ever to undergo the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for knee pain. A new state-of-the-art procedure that permanently destroys the three pain nerves supplying the knee joint. She had the procedure done and went home just 30 minutes later with no hospitalization, no pain medication, and no bleeding. The following morning she returned to work on her own initiative, completely pain-free, and was looking forward to an upcoming vacation where she could finally participate with her grandchildren rather than watching from the sidelines.
- [Colorado Patient Avoids SI Fusion With Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/colorado-patient-si-joint-fusion-alternative/): A patient from Colorado had exhausted every available pain management option for bilateral sacroiliac joint pain; including injections, steroid treatments, nerve burns, RFAs, and a prior lumbar fusion. Before being told his next step was an SI joint fusion. Unwilling to accept that recommendation after his research showed fusions often leave patients worse off, he discovered Deuk Spine Institute online and eventually traveled to Florida for the patented Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy. The 10-minute-per-side outpatient procedure destroyed the pain nerves to both SI joints through a four-millimeter incision. The following morning he was pain-free, walking comfortably, heading to the beach for lunch and described the results as giving him chills.
- [College Wrestler: 20 Years of Back Pain Gone. 15 Hours Post-Surgery](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/college-wrestler-20-years-of-back-pain-gone-15-hours-post-surgery/): A former college wrestler with 20 years of degenerative back pain from years of wrestling injuries had sought five consultations and seven MRIs. All recommending a three-level spinal fusion. Having witnessed poor outcomes from fusion in friends and family, he refused and spent two decades trying chiropractic care and pain management before finally discovering Dr. Deukmedjian through extensive research. Fifteen hours after his outpatient Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on L4-5 and L5-S1. Levels other surgeons had said required fusion. He woke up in zero pain with no narcotics, couldn't believe he wasn't dreaming, and walked out looking forward to getting back outdoors, exercising, and enjoying the active life he had been forced to abandon. His only regret was not finding Deuk Spine sooner.
- [New Mexico Patient: Pinched Nerve & Spondylolisthesis Fixed in 30 Min](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/new-mexico-spondylolisthesis-deuk-laser-disc-repair-pinched-nerve-l4-l5/): A patient from New Mexico had been suffering from a pinched nerve at L4-5 caused by a large herniated disc within the neuroforamen combined with spondylolisthesis; a slippage of the vertebral bones. That left her unable to stand straight or walk without constantly looking for a chair to rest in. Physical therapy, radiofrequency ablation at a pain institute, and painkillers had all failed to provide any meaningful relief. Her husband discovered Deuk Spine Institute online and arranged a virtual MRI review, during which Dr. Deukmedjian personally showed her the imaging and told her he could help. The day after her outpatient Deuk Laser Disc Repair® was performed through a seven-millimeter Band-Aid incision with no bleeding. She was standing straight, walking normally, had regained full leg strength, and was already planning to walk on the beach and hand out Dr. Deukmedjian's business cards at the airport on her way home.
- [Ohio Patient: 20 Years of Stenosis & Leg Cramps Cured Overnight](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/ohio-patient-20-years-of-stenosis-leg-cramps-cured-overnight/): An Ohio patient had been progressively worsening back and leg pain for approximately 20 years. Beginning with mild lower back pain he initially attributed to fallen arches, and eventually developing into severe neurogenic claudication from spinal stenosis that caused debilitating leg cramps while standing, forcing him to stop mid-activity and brace against surfaces for relief. He had managed his pain with anti-inflammatories for years until gastrointestinal complications. Including a hiatal hernia and esophageal damage; forced him to stop even that. When a spine surgeon recommended a laminectomy, he refused. Unwilling to have bone removed, implants placed, or large scars and searched online until he found Deuk Spine Institute's live surgery YouTube channel. After driving from Ohio to Florida with his wife for the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®, he declared his problem cured the very next day. Standing and walking comfortably without pain or leg cramps for the first time in decades.
- [SI Joint Pain After Fusion Gone With Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/si-joint-pain-after-spinal-fusion-deuk-plasma-rhizotomy-relief/): A long-term patient of Dr. Deukmedjian had undergone a spinal fusion years earlier — performed under workers' compensation when insurance refused the laser alternative — and over time developed severe bilateral sacroiliac joint pain as a result of adjacent segment disease, a common complication of spinal fusion. Having lived with back pain stemming from a five-car accident in 1982, he had endured decades of suffering before returning to Deuk Spine Institute for the now-patented and FDA-approved Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® on both SI joints. The day after his outpatient procedure — with no hospitalization, no bleeding, and only two four-millimeter punctures — he returned reporting 99% improvement, no pain medication, and an emotional gratitude for finally experiencing life without pain for the first time in over 40 years.
- [Wheelchair Patient With MS Finally Finds Back Pain Relief](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/wheelchair-ms-patient-deuk-laser-disc-repair-11-years-back-pain-relief/): A Jamaican-born Florida resident living with multiple sclerosis and confined to a wheelchair had been suffering from chronic lower back pain for over 11 years. Despite submitting his MRI to three or four different doctors, he was repeatedly dismissed — some refusing to treat him because of his MS, others keeping him on pain medication without addressing the cause, and none accurately explaining what was wrong. After discovering Deuk Spine Institute through a Google search and watching Dr. Deukmedjian's YouTube videos — which he said felt like they were speaking directly to him — he sent his MRIs in and underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® for herniated discs at L4-5 and L5-S1. The morning after surgery his 11 years of constant back pain were completely gone, he was taking no pain medication, and he was smiling for the first time in years — with plans to eventually visit his father in Jamaica now back within reach.
- [Military Veteran: 38 Years of Back Pain Gone. Getting Deuk Spine Tattoo](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/military-veteran-38-years-of-back-pain-gone-getting-deuk-spine-tattoo/): A 21-year military veteran originally from Michigan, now living in South Carolina, had been living with back pain for 38 years following a moment he heard his back “explode like a shotgun” while lifting an engine during his service. Despite seeking help at Walter Reed, a wise physician there advised him to wait for a procedure that could actually fix the problem rather than resorting to fusion. Advice he followed for nearly four decades. After seeing a similar procedure on Newsmax and his nurse practitioner daughter helping him research further, he found Deuk Spine Institute, was impressed by the transparency of the website and procedures, and traveled to Florida. Dr. Deukmedjian cleaned out three painful discs through the laser during a surgery that preserved the patient’s full back tattoo. A complete military history spanning 21 years of service and the following day he was completely pain-free. His promised reward to Dr. Deukmedjian: adding the Deuk Spine Institute logo to his back as the next chapter of his life’s story.
- [Kentucky Golfer & Grandpa Regains Arm Strength After Neck Repair](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/kentucky-golfer-grandpa-regains-arm-strength-after-neck-repair/): A Kentucky golfer and new grandfather had three damaged cervical discs at C4-5, C5-6, and C6-7 causing right arm weakness so significant it affected his golf swing his lead arm and prevented him from picking up his grandchildren. After researching extensively and choosing Deuk Spine Institute as the best option, he traveled to Florida for the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® through a four-millimeter incision. Despite the anatomical challenge of his broad shoulders and high clavicle making the lowest disc difficult to access, Dr. Deukmedjian successfully completed all three levels. Less than 24 hours after surgery, the patient reported already noticing increased strength in his right arm, only needed Tylenol for discomfort, and was planning dinner with his wife before flying home the following day. Already mentioning a possible return visit for his lower back.
- [40 Years of Back Pain Gone. Learning to Laugh Again](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/40-years-of-back-pain-gone-learning-to-laugh-again/): A patient originally from Indiana, now living in Ocala, had been suffering from back and leg pain for over 40 years. Complicated by scoliosis diagnosed at 15, a prior surgery 17 years ago that not only failed to fix his pain but added a new source of pain at S1, and a history of doctors refusing to treat him due to his anatomy. He arrived at Deuk Spine Institute barely able to walk, pulling his knee to his chest in agony and relying on around-the-clock narcotic painkillers that still couldn't let him sleep. Less than 24 hours after the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®, the 40-year-old back pain was gone, he had stopped taking painkillers, and he was laughing for the first time in longer than he could remember. Moved to tears in recovery by the feeling of relief he hadn't experienced in four decades.
- [2.5 Years of Research Leads to Permanent Neck Pain Relief](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/deuk-plasma-rhizotomy-neck-pain-relief-2-5-years/): A patient who had spent two and a half years researching her neck condition — visiting multiple providers who failed to accurately read her MRI or offer a permanent solution — finally found lasting relief at Deuk Spine Institute with the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for the cervical spine. Dr. Deukmedjian was the first physician to correctly identify everything causing her pain, and he was transparent about all available treatment options — including those he didn't offer — before recommending his as the only permanent solution. After years of taking maximum daily doses of NSAIDs, constant icing, and living with pain that some days felt like too much to bear, she woke up from anesthesia pain-free and spent her first 30 minutes in recovery in tears of relief. The day after her procedure she described her quality of life as completely transformed.
- [Ohio Man: 25 Years of Back Pain Fixed. Ready for Retirement](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/ohio-man-25-years-of-back-pain-fixed-ready-for-retirement/): An Ohio hardware store owner and tradesman had been living with bulging discs and back pain with leg symptoms for 25 years after a lifting injury, refusing conventional surgery the entire time while waiting for a less invasive alternative. Having watched customers come into his store who had back surgery. Some improved only briefly before returning for more procedures. He was determined to find something definitive. After researching the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®, praying about the decision, and submitting his MRI, he traveled to Deuk Spine Institute on Cinco de Mayo 2023 and had his procedure. The following morning he declared his back pain completely gone, was taking only a single Tylenol before a three-hour drive home, and lay awake the night after surgery in amazement at how good he felt. Ready to enjoy retirement with his wife of 44 years.
- [Yoga Instructor From Costa Rica: Neck Pain Gone in 24 Hours](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/costa-rica-yoga-instructor-neck-pain-gone/): A yoga instructor and cacao farm owner from Costa Rica herniated two cervical discs at C5-C6 and C6-C7 while traveling, spending seven months battling debilitating daily headaches, hand numbness and tingling, and neck pain that forced her to quit her yoga teaching job and step back from working her farm. Three neurologists — in Costa Rica and the United States — pushed steroid injections and spinal fusion, none of which she was willing to accept. After researching alternatives and discovering Deuk Spine Institute, she completed a Zoom MRI review, traveled to Florida, and underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. Less than 24 hours later her headaches were completely gone, full feeling had returned to her fingers, and she was smiling and excited to return to yoga, her farm, and her life in Costa Rica within weeks.
- [Ohio Race Car Driver Pain-Free After Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/ohio-race-car-driver-deuk-laser-disc-repair-back-leg-pain-relief/): A race car driver from Ohio had been battling progressively worsening lower back and leg pain for five to six years, reaching the point where sneezing could bring him to his knees and 24/7 pain had forced him to cut his golf game nearly in half and carefully calculate every physical movement. Despite trying chiropractic care, traction therapy, and coming close to injections, nothing provided lasting relief and the fusion surgeries he had watched friends endure kept him searching for a better option. After submitting his MRI for review, completing a Zoom consultation with Dr. Deukmedjian, and happening to be in Florida for business, he was seen for a consult and scheduled for surgery within about a month. Less than 24 hours after his Deuk Laser Disc Repair®, he was completely pain-free, on no medication, and ready to get back to golf, racing, and living without fear.
- [Brazilian Patient Faced 95% Paralysis Risk. Deuk Spine Fixed It](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/brazilian-patient-faced-95-paralysis-risk-deuk-spine-fixed-it/): A patient from Brazil had developed a rapidly calcifying thoracic disc herniation that was pressing on and threatening to sever his spinal cord. After being hospitalized in December on 250 milligrams of morphine per day, Brazil's best thoracic spine surgeon gave him a 95% chance of paralysis and 35% chance of a vegetative state from open surgery; yet insisted the surgery was unavoidable. Facing these devastating odds, with a 15-year-old daughter at home and having lost his marriage and many friendships to the personality changes caused by chronic pain, he had a dream that prompted him to search the internet in another language at 3:00 a.m. He found Dr. Deukmedjian on YouTube. He submitted his MRI the following morning, had a Zoom consultation within 20 days, and traveled to Deuk Spine Institute for the thoracic Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. The day after surgery, his pain had dropped from a self-described 20 out of 10 to a 2 and Dr. Deukmedjian told him it would be zero within days.
- [Bedridden to Walking: L5-S1 Disc Repair at Deuk Spine](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/bedridden-to-walking-l5-s1-disc-repair/): An active equestrian, cyclist, and dressage rider was left completely bedridden by a herniated disc at L5-S1, experiencing 10 out of 10 pain so severe she could barely brush her teeth, shower, or get out of bed — relying entirely on her husband for daily care and becoming socially isolated for weeks. After a quick and easy virtual Zoom consultation with Dr. Deukmedjian, she traveled to Deuk Spine Institute and underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® to remove scar tissue and calcium buildup from the herniation. The day after surgery she described the relief as a light turning on — walking nearly 100% normally, pain-free, and without any pain medication — eager to eventually return to her horse, her bike, and her life.
- [Nurse Avoids Hip Replacement With Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® ](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/nurse-deuk-plasma-rhizotomy-hip-arthritis-pain-relief-avoids-replacement/): This patient underwent the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for the right hip at Deuk Spine Institute as a minimally invasive alternative to total hip replacement surgery. Diagnosed with severe degenerative joint disease and bone-on-bone arthritis, she had been unable to walk without debilitating pain for an extended period. The Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® permanently destroys the pain nerves supplying the affected joint through tiny incisions — with no implants, no hospitalization, no blood loss, and no lengthy surgical recovery. Patients with hip arthritis, knee arthritis, or shoulder joint pain who have been told they need joint replacement surgery are encouraged to explore the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® at Deuk Spine Institute as a safer, faster, and equally effective long-term solution. 
- [Concert Organist Feels Her Thumb Again After Cervical Disc Repair](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/concert-organist-feels-her-thumb-again-after-cervical-disc-repair/): This patient underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® for cervical disc problems at C5-6 and C6-7 at Deuk Spine Institute. Treating a combination of degenerated and herniated discs with nerve compression causing left neck pain, left shoulder pain, and complete thumb numbness that threatened her career as a concert and liturgical organist. After being recommended for ACDF fusion surgery. Which carries a 25% risk of adjacent segment disease at levels above and below the cage. She researched extensively, watched Dr. Deukmedjian's live surgical videos, and chose the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® as a safer alternative with no metal hardware, no cage, and no fusion. Using a laser to precisely remove herniation pieces pressing on the nerves, the procedure was performed without damaging the surrounding structures responsible for swallowing and voice. A critical concern for a singer and organist. Thumb sensation began returning the same night as surgery. Patients who have been recommended ACDF or cervical fusion and want to understand their alternatives are encouraged to submit their MRI for a complimentary MRI review and virtual consultation with Dr. Deukmedjian at Deuk Spine Institute.
- [20 Years of Neck & Arm Pain Gone. Adjacent Segment Disease Fixed](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/20-years-of-neck-arm-pain-gone-adjacent-segment-disease-fixed/): A patient from Bluff City, Tennessee had been suffering from neck pain and right arm symptoms for over 20 years following a prior ACDF cervical fusion with a metal plate. Developing adjacent segment disease in the discs above and below the fusion. Forced to lie down each day after lunch due to severe pain and unable to turn her head to the right without excruciating symptoms shooting down her right arm, she had lived a severely limited life for decades. After extensive research she found Dr. Deukmedjian and traveled to Deuk Spine Institute, where he performed the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on both adjacent discs and the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for facet joint pain. All through tiny four-millimeter incisions, confirmed by discogram. Within 12 to 24 hours, all pain was gone, arm strength was fully restored, and she described the experience as the greatest blessing of her life.
- [Failed SI Joint Fusions Reversed by Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/si-joint-fusion-failed-deuk-plasma-rhizotomy-sacroiliac-pain-relief/): A patient who had been living with debilitating sacroiliac joint pain since 2016 endured two spinal fusions, two SI joint fusions with multiple large screws, and an estimated 40 to 50 ablations and injections over nearly a decade — none of which provided lasting relief. Her pain forced her to lie down regularly throughout the day, made travel and sitting nearly impossible, and prevented her from riding a bike or living a normal life. After coming to Deuk Spine Institute and exhausting conservative options, she underwent the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for SI joint pain, in which Dr. Deukmedjian permanently destroyed all five pain nerves on each SI joint. The very next morning she reported being 99% different, having slept soundly through the night, taken no pain medication whatsoever, and feeling like a million dollars — calling it life-changing after a decade of suffering.
- [Michigan Golfer Back on Course After Back & Piriformis Surgery](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/michigan-golfer-deuk-laser-disc-repair-piriformis-release/): A patient from Michigan had been battling chronic lower back pain for over 10 years, relying on spinal injections that eventually stopped providing relief, and facing a recommendation for spinal fusion from his local physicians. Encouraged by his two nurse daughters to find an alternative, he discovered Deuk Spine Institute through a neighbor's recommendation, consulted with Dr. Deukmedjian remotely via MRI review, and traveled to Florida for the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® to treat his discogenic back pain. A month later, he developed buttock pain that was diagnosed as piriformis syndrome, and he returned to Deuk Spine Institute for a minimally invasive piriformis release. Following both procedures he was completely pain-free in his back and buttock without needing pain medication, and was eagerly planning his return to golf, the gym, and outdoor activities.
- [Told to Live With It. Texas Patient Hasn’t Stopped Smiling](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/told-to-live-with-it-texas-patient-hasnt-stopped-smiling/): A young woman from Texas had spent five to six years being told by doctors across multiple countries that her back pain was permanent. That she would never play sports again and would simply have to get used to living in pain. Spending 90% of her days bedridden, unable to sit for more than five minutes, unable to travel or share a normal life with her husband, she had nearly given up hope entirely. When Dr. Deukmedjian told her she didn't have to live this way, she didn't believe him. Until she woke up from her Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on two discs and felt better than she had in years. Less than 24 hours after surgery, she had zero pain, no leg numbness, no medication of any kind. Not even the Tylenol she was given and said she hadn't stopped smiling since she woke up, finally believing she had a future with sports, travel, and life again.
- [CA Business Owner: 5 Failed Surgeries Fixed by Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/ca-business-owner-5-failed-surgeries-fixed-by-deuk-laser-disc-repair/): A San Jose painting company owner and father of a 19-year-old with autism had been suffering from stabbing lower back, buttock, and leg pain for seven years. Having undergone five previous back surgeries at another Florida spine facility that not only failed to resolve his pain but left him in worse physical and mental condition. Running a business, caring for his son, and relying on employees who depended on him, his inability to sit or stand without constant pain had made him feel useless and desperate. Despite his skepticism after so many failed procedures, he traveled to Deuk Spine Institute and underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. The following day, with no pain medication at all, he was sitting up straight naturally for the first time in years. Calling the relief almost too good to be true and was jumping inside with joy at finally having a spine doctor he trusted for life.
- [Mississippi Patient: Arm Numbness Gone After Neck Disc Repair](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/mississippi-patient-c6-7-cervical-deuk-laser-disc-repair/): This patient underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at Deuk Spine Institute for a large cervical disc herniation at C6-7 causing chronic neck pain, left arm numbness, arm weakness, and significantly restricted head mobility over more than two years. As an alternative to the ACDF cervical fusion he had been previously recommended, the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® was performed through a four-millimeter incision with no bleeding, no hospitalization, and no fusion hardware — restoring full arm sensation, tricep strength, and pain-free neck movement in a single outpatient visit. Patients can begin their journey with a complimentary MRI review and virtual consultation with Dr. Deukmedjian to determine if they are candidates for the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®.
- [Years of Shoulder Pain Gone With Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/shoulder-arthritis-pain-relief-deuk-spine-institute/): A patient who had been unable to use her arm and shoulder normally for many years came to Deuk Spine Institute while already being treated for a cervical spine injury. When staff learned she was also suffering from chronic left shoulder pain due to arthritis, she was evaluated and scheduled for the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® — a minimally invasive outpatient procedure using four-millimeter incisions to permanently destroy the four pain nerves supplying the shoulder joint. Just two weeks after her procedure, her shoulder pain was nearly completely gone, and she was looking forward to house cleaning and gardening — activities she had long been unable to enjoy.
- [30 Years of Back Pain Gone Overnight at Deuk Spine Institute](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/idaho-patient-30-years-back-pain-gone-with-dldr-and-dpr/): Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Good morning. I'm Dr. Deukmedjian. 30 years of back pain; gone overnight.
- [Walking After 4-Level Scoliosis Fusion. Home 2 Hours After Surgery](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/walking-after-4-level-scoliosis-fusion-home-2-hours-after-surgery/): A patient with a failed back surgery from 2012 had spent over a decade in progressively worsening pain. Seeing seven or more doctors since 2019, relying on high-dose Percocet and morphine time-release that couldn't fully control his pain, and watching his legs go numb and weak while his toes splayed from nerve damage. After searching across the United States for a solution and having his wife discover Deuk Spine Institute, he underwent a complex four-level scoliosis reconstruction with screws, rods, and cages. Performed as an outpatient procedure by Dr. Deukmedjian. Less than 24 hours later he walked out without a cane, his foot pain was gone, his toes were straight for the first time, his numbness had resolved, and he was home safely without a hospital pain pump. Something he had never experienced after any of his many prior surgeries. He credited Dr. Deukmedjian with saving his life, his marriage, and his future.
- [11 Years of Back Pain Ends With Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/11-years-of-back-pain-ends-with-deuk-laser-disc-repair/): A medical billing specialist from Missouri had endured 11 years of debilitating back pain and sciatic leg pain, cycling through chiropractors, acupuncture, back specialists, and orthopedic surgeons — two of whom incorrectly told her she needed a total hip replacement. She had relied on walkers and canes, been told she would need pain medication for the rest of her life, and was forced to skip her dream honeymoon trip to Italy because she couldn't walk more than 15 to 20 minutes without severe shooting pain. As the 2,755th patient to undergo the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at Deuk Spine Institute, she reported that her pain stopped immediately after her outpatient procedure, and the very next day described it as a total transformation of her life — with her Italy honeymoon finally back on the horizon.
- [SI Joint Pain Gone With Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® at Deuk Spine](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/sacroiliac-joint-deuk-plasma-rhizotomy-lower-back-pain-relief/): This patient underwent the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for sacroiliac joint pain at Deuk Spine Institute. The minimally invasive procedure developed by Dr. Ara Deukmedjian that targets and eliminates the nerve pain signals generated by the sacroiliac joint. The SI joint is one of the most frequently overlooked sources of chronic lower back pain, and diagnosis is confirmed through physical examination and diagnostic injection with arthrogram guidance. The Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® is performed as an outpatient procedure with no hospitalization required, providing lasting relief for patients who have suffered with SI joint pain after being dismissed or misdiagnosed by other providers.
- [Coach & Grandpa Pain-Free After Cervical Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/snowbird-coach-deuk-laser-disc-repair-cervical-neck-pain-arm-weakness/): A retired coach and grandfather who splits his time between New York and Florida had been suffering from cervical disc herniations causing neck pain, arm pain, and arm weakness. Determined to avoid spinal fusion or disc replacement, he thoroughly researched his options and chose Deuk Spine Institute after a Zoom consultation in which Dr. Deukmedjian was the only physician who actually walked him through his own MRI and explained what was wrong rather than simply recommending a procedure. The day after his Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on the cervical spine, he had no narcotic pain medication — only an Advil — experienced no swallowing or hoarseness issues, and had already walked the evening following his surgery. He was looking forward to welcoming his fifth grandchild and getting back to boating.
- [Kentucky Patient: Back Pain Since 1997 Finally Gone](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/kentucky-patient-deuk-plasma-rhizotomy/): A patient from Kentucky had been living with chronic lower back pain since 1997, including a prior artificial disc placement in Germany and years of trigger point injections. With fusion repeatedly recommended but never pursued. After watching Dr. Deukmedjian's surgical videos and patient testimonials online and educating himself on the available options, he traveled to Deuk Spine Institute with his wife for the Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® targeting the facet joints at L4-5 and L5-S1 as well as the sacroiliac joint. The day after his outpatient procedure he reported that pain in the treated areas had dropped dramatically, muscle spasms had calmed significantly, and he required no narcotic pain medication. Describing it as the best he had felt in a very long time, with more procedures planned to address remaining sources of pain.
- [He Needed Fusion and Found a Real Cure](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/defeating-fusion-with-real-cure/): In this testimonial, a Wisconsin patient describes years of debilitating lower back pain, spinal stenosis, and nerve-related leg and knee pain that stopped him from working on his car restoration projects. He shares how a friend’s recommendation and Deuk Spine Institute’s online videos led him to choose Deuk Laser Disc Repair® instead of traditional invasive spine surgery, which other surgeons had discouraged. Following a minimally invasive lumbar Deuk Laser Disc Repair® to remove herniated disc material and relieve pinched nerves, he reports immediate relief, no pain with walking, and optimism about returning to his projects by spring, emphasizing that he is unpaid, genuinely grateful, and impressed with the professionalism and technology at Deuk Spine Institute.
- [Ohio Patient Eliminates Back Pain with Endoscopic Surgery](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/ohio-patient-eliminates-back-pain-endoscopic-surgery/): A patient from Ohio shares his experience just one day after undergoing minimally invasive laser spine surgery at Deuk Spine Institute. After a year of debilitating back and leg pain that limited everyday activities like golf, pickleball, and even grocery shopping, he explains how Dr. Ara Deukmedjian identified the true source of his pain—disc tears and joint-related inflammation—and treated it with endoscopic laser repair and a permanent plasma rhizotomy. Now completely pain-free, off all medications, and traveling home the same day as his post-op checkup, he reflects on finally learning that chronic back pain does have a real cure and getting his life back. 
- [Boston Dad of 3 Avoids Fusion After Re-Herniated Disc Repair](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/boston-dad-of-3-avoids-fusion-after-re-herniated-disc-repair/): A 45-year-old father of three originally from El Salvador, now living in Boston, had a long history of lower back problems. Including a severe herniation four years prior treated with a microdiscectomy and laminectomy, followed by re-herniation a year later, and multiple steroid injections that provided no lasting relief. After seeking second and third opinions from Boston-area surgeons, all of whom recommended either pain management or spinal fusion at L4-5, he was unwilling to accept fusion at his age and with young children to care for. He found Deuk Spine Institute online and traveled to Florida, where Dr. Deukmedjian identified that both L4-5 and L5-S1 required treatment. A critical diagnosis the Boston surgeons had missed, which would have left him requiring a second surgery had he accepted the incomplete fusion recommendation. Nearly a week after his Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on both levels, he was virtually pain-free and focused on following his recovery instructions. Eager to reclaim his social life, his mental health, and his time with his kids.
- [35 Years of Thoracic Pain Gone With Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/austin-texas-35-years-thoracic-pain-gone-with-dldr/): A patient from Austin, Texas suffered with widespread, hard to pinpoint pain for 35 years, beginning with lumbar muscle cramping that masked the true injury. Despite seeing countless chiropractors, neurologists, and neuromuscular therapists. All of whom found his lumbar MRIs normal. It wasn't until an MRI five years prior identified four herniated thoracic discs that a cause was finally found, though he was told nothing could be done except a future fusion. Refusing to accept that, he discovered Dr. Deukmedjian's pioneering thoracic transforaminal endoscopic Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. The only procedure of its kind in the world and flew from Austin to Florida for treatment. The day after surgery, he was completely pain-free for the first time in 35 years, with referred pain in his piriformis, heel, shoulder blades, and chronic headaches all gone, on no narcotic medication, and overcome with emotion at finally being able to enjoy life and his marriage without the burden of chronic pain.
- [Army Vet Walks Without Walker After 50 Years of Back Pain](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/army-veteran-50-years-back-pain-deuk-laser-disc-repair-walker-free/): An Army veteran had been living with lower back pain since 1973 — over 50 years — after injuring his spine loading helicopter blades during his military service. Three years prior to visiting Deuk Spine Institute, the VA performed a laminectomy removing three bones from his spine, leaving him unstable, dependent on a walker, unable to work or mow his lawn, visiting the ER 15 times from falls, and losing 80 pounds of muscle mass. After discovering Deuk Spine Institute and undergoing the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® — in which Dr. Deukmedjian repaired five areas across three discs, addressing nerve compression on both sides — the veteran walked out of the facility the next morning without his walker for the first time in years, completely pain-free, with no pain medication, and moved to tears as he described feeling hope again and the desire to be a man of self-worth.
- [Thoracic Herniated Disc Relief After Deuk Laser Repair](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/thoracic-deuk-laser-disc-repair-herniated-disc-patient-testimonial/): A patient from Georgia came to Deuk Spine Institute after suffering two years of debilitating back pain, tired legs, and rib pain caused by a herniated disc at T8-9 in his thoracic spine. Having refused spinal fusion surgery recommended by other physicians and feeling hopeless, he discovered Deuk Spine Institute through a YouTube search. Just 12 hours after undergoing the Thoracic Deuk Laser Disc Repair®, he woke up pain-free, was able to get out of bed on his own for the first time in years, and left with a smile — and a strong recommendation for anyone struggling with back problems to seek out Dr. Deuk.
- [California Patient Finds Relief After 30 Years of Pain](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/california-patient-30-years-neck-back-pain-relief/): In this heartfelt patient testimonial, Dr. Deukmedjian speaks with a woman who traveled from California after suffering from severe back and neck pain for more than 30 years. After failed surgeries—including a laminectomy that left her in the same pain—she discovered the Deuk Spine Institute through daily surgery videos and research into minimally invasive options. Following her Deuk Laser Disc Repair® and facet treatment, she now experiences major relief, improved neck mobility, and renewed hope for her future. She shares how traditional surgeons couldn’t help her, why she chose Deuk Spine Institute, and the life-changing results she’s already feeling.
- [Texas Patient: Cervical Facet Pain Gone After 9 Surgeons Failed](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/texas-patient-facet-joint-neck-pain-relief/): A patient from Texas had spent years consulting nine different surgeons — neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons alike — all of whom recommended removing her discs and replacing them with artificial ones. After researching the risks of artificial disc replacement and refusing to accept that as her only option, she and her husband discovered Dr. Deukmedjian through a YouTube video in which he explained the problems with artificial discs and outlined better alternatives. She traveled to Deuk Spine Institute and underwent both the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® and the cervical Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® for her facet joints. Confirmed by diagnostic block. Less than 24 hours after her cervical Plasma Rhizotomy, she reported feeling great, noticed significantly improved posture without effort, took no pain medication, and described finding Dr. Deukmedjian as feeling like they had found God after years of suffering with no answers.
- [Bedridden PA Mom Back to Life After Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/pa-mom-dedridden-deuk-laser-disc-repair-l5-s1-back-pain/): A Pennsylvania mother of three had been bedridden since December with a herniated disc at L5-S1 pinching the nerve down her leg, having exhausted physical therapy, chiropractic care, pain medication, and at-home McKenzie exercises without relief. Unwilling to undergo the kind of open fusion surgery her father had endured. Which left him unable to move for months. She stumbled upon Dr. Deukmedjian's YouTube channel while searching for a chiropractor, watched patient testimonials and live surgeries, asked questions during live feeds, and was convinced Deuk Spine Institute was the right choice. She traveled from Pennsylvania to Florida for the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®(DLDR) at L5-S1, and just 12 hours after her procedure she was walking, doing her hair, smiling, and in tears of gratitude. Describing it as a day-and-night transformation and saying her prayers had been answered.
- [Pain-Free After Piriformis Release](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/pain-free-after-piriformis-release/): A patient shares her experience just one day after undergoing a minimally invasive Deuk Piriformis Muscle Release®, describing immediate relief from years of debilitating buttock and leg pain. After failed physical therapy and injections, she explains how the procedure eliminated her piriformis pain, restored mobility, and allowed her to return to everyday activities—like walking, bending, and caring for her new puppy—without fear or restriction.
- [Utah Entrepreneur Walks Pain-Free After Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/utah-entrepreneur-walks-pain-free-after-deuk-laser-disc-repair/): A business owner from St. George, Utah had been dealing with two herniated discs at L3-4 and L4-5 causing spinal stenosis, neurogenic claudication, and such severe leg heaviness that he felt like he was dragging his feet with every step. Local spine surgeons recommended open surgery with a six-to-eight-inch incision and a five-to-six-year timeline before scarring would require a return procedure. Refusing to accept that path, he researched for months, discovered Dr. Deukmedjian's YouTube videos, and was convinced by the doctor's transparency and compassion to travel to Deuk Spine Institute. Less than 24 hours after his endoscopic Deuk Laser Disc Repair®, he had already taken a 20-minute walk with normal leg function, slept perfectly through the night, and required no narcotic pain medication. Eager to get back to running his businesses and walking his 73-pound dog.
- [California Athlete Cries Tears of Joy After Deuk Laser Disc Repair®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/california-athlete-cries-tears-of-joy-after-deuk-laser-disc-repair/): A California athlete, softball coach, and mother of three had been suffering from thoracic spine pain since a motor vehicle accident on September 12, 2022. After seeing four neurosurgeons each with a different opinion, with the majority vote being lifetime pain management. She had fallen into depression and accepted that her active life was over. Her husband refused to give up, searched relentlessly, and found a Deuk Spine Institute YouTube video of a patient with the same T7 injury. After a virtual MRI review followed by a diagnostic X-ray procedure upon arrival to localize the worst discs, Dr. Deukmedjian performed the thoracic Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on two discs through two seven-millimeter incisions. Coming out of surgery the same day without narcotic pain medication. She wept with relief, telling her husband the tears were not from pain but from the absence of it for the first time in over a year. She flew home that same afternoon.
- [Ultramarathon Runner Avoids Fusion with Deuk Piriformis Release®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/texas-ultramarathon-runner-piriformis-pain-cured/): A Texas ultramarathon runner had been sidelined since December 2021; nearly three years after stepping in a pothole during a race and developing piriformis syndrome on the right side, along with pinched nerves in her lower back causing debilitating sciatica down her leg. When a local surgeon recommended a three-level spinal fusion, she knew that would end her running career and began searching for alternatives. After finding Dr. Deukmedjian online and watching his videos, she traveled from Texas to Deuk Spine Institute for both the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® and the Deuk Piriformis Release®. A minimally invasive outpatient procedure using a four-millimeter incision. Less than 24 hours after surgery she reported zero pain in her leg for the first time in nearly three years, no pain medication needed, and was already looking forward to running again as soon as possible.
- [Indiana Patient Overcomes Two Disc Herniations with DLDR®](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/indiana-patient-two-disc-herniations-laser-surgery-relief/): Dr. Deukmedjian: I'm Dr. Deukmedjian at the Deuk Spine Institute here with a patient who has traveled from Indiana. But you came here because you were having pain in your lower back and your upper lower back. So you had two disc herniations that you came here for laser surgery. We performed the laser surgery. We found some tears in the back of the disc with herniated nucleus pulposus and we saw them endoscopically. We cleaned them up with a laser. How do you feel?
- [Retired Firefighter Ends 25 Years of Back Pain with DLDR](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/retired-firefighter-ends-25-years-back-pain-dldr/): This must-watch testimonial features a retired firefighter who lived with debilitating back and leg pain for over 25 years, trying to "tough it out" with OTC medications. His chronic pain forced him to avoid traveling and enjoying physical activities with his wife.
- [Nurse Chooses DLDR® Over Fusion After Seeing Patient Outcomes](https://deukspine.com/patient-testimonials/colorado-nurse-avoids-fusion-returns-to-active-life/): In this powerful testimonial, Dr. Deukmedjian speaks with a nurse from Colorado (originally California) who suffered from debilitating back pain for over a year and a half. After seeing the long-term failures of spinal fusions in her own patients—and witnessing a friend struggle after a major fusion—she refused invasive surgery and began searching for alternatives. Through prayer, research, and watching Deuk Spine Institute videos, she discovered the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. After receiving treatment for three painful discs and a piriformis release, she woke up less than 12 hours later feeling “fantastic,” with her back pain completely gone. She shares how this procedure gave her life back, restored her hope, and will allow her to return to golf, biking, and enjoying life with her husband.