One of a doctor’s greatest rewards is seeing a patient make significant improvements after a procedure. The joy of seeing a patient thrive affirms the value of orthopedic surgery in improving the quality of people’s lives. Meet the Patient Recently, Dr. Daveed Frazier met with a young school teacher who was suffering from years of […]

The patient was a 47-year-old woman who presented with symptoms of lower back pain. Upon physical examination, the patient reported stiffness, throbbing, and spasms in her lumbar spine (or lower back). When Dr. Frazier examined the patient’s legs, he discovered tightness in her hamstrings and weakness in her right and left legs.