My name is Dr. Rob M. I am an endodontist in Burlington, Ontario, and I have been suffering on and off with severe back pain for about 4 years.

The pain and limitation of movement I have had has at times kept me from working. It has also made it impossible for me to enjoy my regular gym workouts or even a walk with my wife. I have had regular, appropriate and excellent physiotherapy and until late last year was able to resolve symptoms. For several months before I went to Back Clinics of Canada, I had excruciating pain and numbness in my lower back and left leg. Physiotherapy was not resolving my pain and I had to walk bent over. I could only manage a few meters before having to sit. I also couldn’t stand for more than a few minutes at a time.

I felt something different needed to be done and I wanted a non-surgical solution if possible. I also finally heeded my son’s (he’s a radiologist) advice and had an MRI of my lumbar spine. This confirmed that I had what Dr. Nusbaum(Dr. Ron) called a “whopper” of a herniated disc.

My wife and I had a consultation with Dr. Ron and he did a thorough history, physical examination and review of the MRI imaging and report. There are pretty strict criteria for accepting someone for this treatment (spinal decompression and High Performance Healing program). Dr. Ron is careful about making sure you satisfy those criteria before recommending his treatment. As a patient, you are presented with a great deal of information about the treatment and the rationale for it. You are certainly free to accept or reject it. All of us health care providers are bound by strict codes of ethics and we are obliged to do our best to adequately inform our patients. I feel that Dr. Ron and his team accomplished this throughout my evaluation, treatment and follow up.

I have just recently finished my treatment and I am pain free for the first time in months. I am standing and walking straight and my back feels stronger. I am also sleeping much more comfortably. This program takes a great deal of commitment and diligence on the part of the patient, but it is definitely worth it. I enjoyed my treatment. I felt cared for in a professional and truly compassionate way. Everything else becomes secondary to being free of the pain and restrictions. Anyone who values his or her health and quality of life will find that the treatment at Back Clinics of Canada is well worth it.

I have enormous respect for Dr. Ron and his great team and I am grateful for the very positive result.