Scott L. Blumenthal, M.D. of the world renown Texas Back Insitute has his personal philosophy on the official website of the Institute.  Blumenthal states “anterior cervical fusion has been the gold standard for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy and neck pain for many years.  However, fusion is designed to limit motion and may lead to adjacent segment degeneration”.

Dr. Blumenthal now recommends a new unproven mechanical disc replacement for patients experiencing neck and arm pain.

This new stance by the leading edge of the medical/surgical profession to reverse many years of recommending surgical fusion of degenerated cervical disc is a complete turn around from previous fusion surgery recommendations. 

The question is:  how effective will these new mechanical discs actually be?  The answer will not be known for a long time.  My opinion is there is NEVER gonig to be an adequate replacement from the original equipment…in the human body we were born with. 

If you are considering spinal fusion, contact the Ventura spinal Care Center first and see if you qualify for non-surgical spinal decompression with the amazing DRX9000.

For a free consult, contact us at 805-648-7987.

Yours for health, naturally,

Dr. Steve Alff, D.C.