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Dr. Bitan has a wall in his reception room full of signed football posters. Apparently he and his colleagues have fixed a player or two
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NFL creates spine treatment for retirees Wednesday, June 10, 2009
NFL creates spine treatment for retirees
Associated Press
NEW YORK -- The NFL is starting a spinal treatment program for retired players.
The league will make specialists available at five hospitals across the United States to evaluate and treat retirees with spinal injuries. It will be available to any player whose pension is vested, which comes after he has played three seasons plus four games.
The hospitals involved in the program are Mount Sinai in New York City; the Emory University Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital in Atlanta; UCLA Health System in Los Angeles; the U of California in San Francisco; and Washington University in St. Louis.
Each medical center provides an orthopedic spinal surgeon who will direct the program and also includes a neurosurgeon. Players who can't afford treatment can get financial aid from the NFL Player Care Foundation.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
I thought this article was interesting because many players in the NFL that played before the multimillion dollar contracts were left high and dry when it came to medical treatment after they retired. It is good to see that the NFL is making financial aid available to those players that need care but can't afford it. For more information see: www.nflplayercare.com
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That's very cool of them. After all, the sport was built on the backs of those guys.
Dr. Bitan has a wall in his reception room full of signed football posters. Apparently he and his colleagues have fixed a player or two
Severe compression of spinal cord, flaval ligament, etc. at C4/5 & 5/6.
Herniation and compression, at L3/4 to L5/S1 plus spondylosis at the latter level. Severe allergy to most metals.
Three level surgery in Brazil with Dr. Luiz Pimenta on March 17/2010 using non-metal appliances. L5/S1-PEEK cage, ALIF; L4/5-PEEK cage, XLIF; C5/6-NuVasive NeoDisc. Three separate approaches, two minimally invasive. Currently minor residual back pain, from SI ligament and still overdoing things. Therapy and chiropractic treatments helping immensely. Gone from being almost bedridden to near normal activities including gardening. Life is gooooood!
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