Mother Finds Relief From Severe Sciatica | The Spine Pro

Rebecca Walser, 40, is an active mother of four and a large animal veterinarian who suffered from an excruciatingly painful herniated disc at the L5-S1 level of her back.

The herniation caused her severe sciatica pain in her right lower back, buttocks and radiated down her leg, calf and foot. The pain was not only hurting her physically, but it was also getting the way of her career and passion, working with large animals. Dr. Melamed performed a microdiscectomy to correct Rebecca's L5-S1. "The pain was gone immediately after surgery," says Rebecca, adding "it's been a very pleasant experience working with Dr. Melamed and his staff."

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ABOUT DR. MELAMED

Hooman M. Melamed, MD, FAAOS is widely recognized as one of the top board-certified orthopedic spine surgeons in the U.S. Dr. Melamed concentrates on disorders of the spine for children and adults. Dr. Melamed’s specialties include minimally invasive and out-patient spinal surgery, complex cervical spine disorders, degenerative disc disease, microsurgery, revision spine surgeries, spine trauma, pediatric and adult deformities — spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, tumor, and kyphosis — artificial disc replacements, nonfusion technology, XLIF, stem cell therapy, pediatric and adult deformities including spondylolisthesis, tumor, kyphosis, and scoliosis. Dr. Melamed currently serves as Co-Director of Spinal Surgery at DISC Sports and Spine Center, as well as Director of Scoliosis at Marina Del Rey Hospital.

Dr. Melamed appears regularly on The Doctors, Dr. Oz, Steve Harvey, Fox and Friends and KTLA, CBS, KCAL and ABC in Los Angeles. He has also been selected by his peers to be inducted in the leading physicians of the world, is a “Los Angeles Super Doctor” year after year and was chosen as a top doctor for two consecutive years by the prestigious Castle Connolly.

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