In October 2024, I started to experience lower back pain. The pain became progressively worse to the point where it became debilitating. I finally went for an X-ray and MRI, which confirmed that my L4 was completely out of...read more
Prior to contacting Dr. Girardi’s office, I tried my regular stretching and yoga, then advanced to consulting a local orthopedic surgeon friend and a back/pain management physician out of desperation, followed by weeks of PT with endless icing and...read more
Starting in late January 2024 I wound up getting sciatica in both of my legs and buttocks. I chalked it up to my doing a lot of different things after Christmas, taking down decorations, going up into my attic...read more
In 2015 I wasn’t able to walk more than 2 NYC blocks because of severe back pain. In 2016 I had seen 2 other surgeons from different hospitals that said they couldn’t find anything wrong with my back. When...read more
As a junior in college, I underwent a microdiscectomy at the L4-L5 level in Milwaukee. I remember the doctor joking about needing a new car—but at the time, I had drop foot, and as someone in their early 20s,...read more
When I was diagnosed with severe lumbar spinal stenosis, I felt stuck. Every pain management doctor I consulted told me the same thing: that no treatment would help. It was frustrating and disheartening to hear that nothing could be...read more
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