Before I came to visit Dr. Girardi, I couldn’t feel my legs. It was so difficult and dangerous for me to walk! I had tried everything available in my country—epidurals, pain medication, and other conservative measures—but nothing lasted for...read more
Due to living a physical life of exercise, tough mudders and CrossFit, snowboarding, boating, wave runners, scuba diving, and four-wheeling, along with a few accidents, the wear and tear on my back caught up with me. For years...read more
Before going to HSS and seeing spine surgeon Dr. Federico Girardi, I could not sleep more than 2-3 hours at night and could not have a minimum quality of life due to chronic pain and radiculopathy. I had a...read more
My name is Paris, I’m a 29 year old male living in NY. For 10 months I lived with shooting pains, weakness, tightness, poor mobility, and pins and needles all throughout my left leg, from the sole to the...read more
As I turned 60, I worried about my ability to live the active lifestyle I had always enjoyed. The pain and weakness in my back and legs put an end to skiing, golfing and hiking. Just walking became difficult....read more
Before meeting with Dr. Girardi I had tried absolutely everything; from acupuncture, PT, chiropractor, epidural, pain meds, etc and nothing was working. As a usually very active person it was so mentally frustrating that I wasn’t able to do...read more
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