OB-GYN Surgeon Avoids Back Surgery and Returns to Active Softball Schedule

I was impressed by how smooth it went. I mean, I was able to get an MRI really quickly and ordered it, got it done, got me in really quickly to do the procedure, and the procedure was way less uncomfortable than I thought it was gonna be, especially this most recent one that I had. With back injections, you think back and you think, "My gosh, I'm not gonna be excited about that one." But it was, I would say, quick, painless, or fairly painless, and the staff is really good about working with you as far as if you wanna do laser therapy after, if you wanna do shockwave therapy after. Availability is really nice. It's not like conventionally going to a physician and waiting two or three months to get things done. It seemed quick, easy, and painless overall. My name is Matthew Maynard. I live in Sonora, California, and I'm an OB-GYN physician. So I just started getting more sore after doing C-sections, after doing deliveries. My back started hurting more and bothering me for longer periods of time. I've actually had surgery from Dr. Demers on my knee a few years ago, and had PRP and injections after, and treatment with her after, and did really well. And so I was very interested in helping my back with the same minimally invasive treatments. They communicated really well and said, "Okay, this is what you have. This is what we gotta do. Get here early. Let's get your blood, and let's get things ready for you so you don't have to spend a lot of time sitting around in the office." So one of the big things that I've noticed is it's spring, I've started playing softball again, and I'm still in physical therapy with my back, but I've noticed I am much less sore after I'm playing softball. I played a doubleheader the other day and a little bit sore after, but not like I used to be. And I'm not that far out of the injection, so I still have quite a bit of time for healing. But even this soon after the injections, I've noticed that my discomfort is much less, that it goes away quicker, that it's easier to manage and bothersome in my life. I would recommend Joint Vitality Institute because doctor's been in surgery for years. She's been doing surgery for years, and her approach is to try to avoid surgery. She's not a typical orthopedic surgeon that's gonna say, "Well, you need surgery," or, "You don't need surgery, but you need physical therapy and I can't help you anymore." She has the approach that, "Hey, I can help you and get you through without surgery." They're gonna do everything that they can to get you back to a normal, healthy, active lifestyle and without surgery. They also are not going to fool you into thinking that this is going to be the fix if they don't think it's gonna work. So it's a low-risk, high-reward option. I've had three things done, and all three things have turned out the way that I expected them to. Walking into their office, you automatically feel relaxed. You feel like it's a different type of practice, and a practice that's geared towards patients. It's not geared towards getting people seen and getting them out of there. That relaxation makes you relax, be able to talk to the physician, be able to talk to the staff, and work with the staff, and just makes you feel comfortable and like this is going somewhere, and that I'm going to be happy with this treatment.