Effective Alternative to Back Surgery

The star athlete, steps up to the plate with one man on and two outs, it’s bottom of the ninth, a single hit would win the game and the Yankees would go to the World Series. But the star athlete is suffering with arthritis and a herniated disk in his lower back and he knows that every time he swings the bat it causes gut wrenching pain as if someone had plunged a knife into his lower back. He had been taking muscle relaxant drugs, but found that the drug was having a negative effect: his ability to concentrate at the plate as well as his reflexes had diminished, his speech was occasionally slurred during interviews, and he was worried that he might become addicted to the drug. That was the last thing he wanted the media to know. The alternative was back surgery, but knew that the rehab would take months which could end his career early. Besides his father died during surgery, and a friend had a stroke from the incorrect administration of an anesthesia.

His team physician had told him about a safe non invasive and often effective alternative to back surgery that was used specifically on athletes by doctors as early as the 1940’s. The procedure was for frozen shoulder and back pain and has since been pioneered by Dr. Jason Tirado ( www.1888MUATODAY.COM ). It is called Manipulation Under Sedation (MUS), during which a patient is given intravenous sedation, put into a twilight state of sleep, and has muscles and bones manipulated to a greater extent than would be possible during a non-sedated session with a chiropractor or physical therapist.

As a result of three MUS sessions with Dr. Tirado, his back pain vanished, and now had the strength to power out of the park a Home Run scoring two runs and winning the game in a “Field of Dreams” style.

MUS is a medically approved technique that permits a doctor to perform deep stretches and spinal manipulations that would be painful without sedation. A typical MUS procedure takes between five and ten minutes. It is a non-invasive procedure that effectively treats chronic and acute neck pain, back pain, joint pain, muscle spasm, shortened muscles, fibrous adhesions, and scar tissue around the spine shoulders and hips.

Another patient, Ryan Mendez, had been a passenger when the car he was riding in was involved in a serious collision. A subsequent MRI revealed that Mr. Mendez suffered from three swollen, bulged spinal discs. He found it difficult to bend his back and turn over while sleeping. Unable to find relief from pain and suffering from a lack of mobility, Mr. Mendez sought help from Dr. Tirado. After an initial session of manipulation under sedation and two follow-up visits, Mr. Mendez experienced complete relief from pain, and he now enjoys a life of pain-free full mobility.

Dr. Tirado is not only held in high regard by his former patients, but also by the medical community, which regularly recommends patients to his MUS treatment center. Dr. Tirado, while based in New Jersey, treats patients throughout the country and trains doctors at surgical clinics and hospitals in the techniques of MUS.

“It’s truly amazing,” said Dr. Tirado, “how many people are frightened of surgery and so prefer our non-invasive and effective method for eliminating chronic and acute pain.”

Dr. Tirado is a graduate of the New York Chiropractic College, New Jersey University, and the Levittown Chiropractic Clinic. He is a member of the National Academy of Manipulation Under Anesthesia Physicians, Northern New Jersey Chiropractic Association, and the New Jersey Chiropractic Society. He is president of the MUA Institute. He can be reached at 1-888-MUATODAY.