BACK OR NECK PAIN
HOLDING YOU BACK?
Get Back to Life
in 2015
Haide, a Patient Success Story
of North Jersey Spine Group
HAIDE’S neck pain symptoms in 2013
and 2014 had ultimately worsened to
the point that they prevented her from
enjoying most of her favorite activities,
including travel or even driving to the
store. “The numbness and weakness I
felt in my left leg had me fearful to go
to the grocery store,” Haide remembers,
“because I was afraid of falling.”
As time passed, instead of her
symptoms getting better, they worsened
over the year. Simple activities such as
driving, getting dressed and walking
stairs became impossible for her to
complete on her own.
She met with Dr. Raab at North Jersey
Spine Group where an MRI revealed
that Haide’s neck pain was caused
by cervical stenosis — a narrowing
of the spinal canal, which can occur
with age. While some back and neck
pain problems respond to non-surgical
treatment options, stenosis involves
bone spurs that compress the nerves in
the spinal canal, much like a ring around
Spine surgeons Dr. Sundstrom & Dr. Raab.
a swollen finger. Dr. Raab explained to
Haide that the only permanent way to
relieve the pressure on her spinal cord
would involve surgery to remove the
bone spur. The other serious issue is that
if a person is involved in a car accident
before the spinal cord compression
is relieved, an accident could lead
to paralysis. Dr. Raab performed the
surgery in February and Haide felt
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immediate relief from
her pain, numbness
and weakness symptoms. Spine
therapists at the spine center also
helped her regain her active lifestyle.
Now she can walk stairs and shop again
without the fear of falling. Three months
after surgery, she traveled on a tour of
Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
“After being in pain for so long,
I just didn’t expect to feel so good
so quickly after my surgery,” Haide
reflects. “While I was reluctant to go to
the doctor for fear that I had a serious
problem — I knew I wanted to get back
to my active life.”
If back or neck pain is keeping
you away from the things you enjoy,
call us at 973-633-1122. Learn more
at NorthJerseySpineGroup.com and
request our free Home Remedy Book.
973-633-1122
Main location: 1680 Route 23 North, Suite 250
Wayne, New Jersey 07470
Satellite clinic: 1 West Ridgewood Ave
Ave, Suite 207
Paramus, New Jersey 07652