healthy spine kit

moving me forward™

Your movement may be limited, but your options don't have to be. See how other patients conquered their pain and get started on your own journey to recovery.

Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski
Inspirational college coach and DePuy joint recipient.

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"It's not worth living with pain."

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"It's not worth living with pain."

read Coach K's story

"Hi, I'm Mike Krzyzewski, coach of Duke University's Men's Basketball team. If you could take a journey to move better, live better, why wouldn't you? I did when I had joint replacement surgery.

"I'm here to tell you that you have two opponents. Pain and lack of mobility. Pain can get you down every day. Lack of mobility can lead to decreased speed and loss of endurance. With speed and endurance loss, you don't stay competitive and you spend energy just trying to catch up. But you've got to fight your opponents to stay in the game.

"I know it isn't always easy. There was a part of me that thought of stopping, giving up coaching altogether. I would never have won two Olympic team medals and four NCAA Championships if I hadn't had my surgeries.

"Now, I don't have to overcompensate for injury and pain. I'm more active than before, I have relief from pain and I'm even quicker on my feet. People say I look better now. Do you want your life back the way it should be? You have two choices, a continued downward spiral or take action.

"So don't let the injury win. You don't need to live in pain. That's why I want to encourage you to empower yourself. Get educated, develop a personal treatment plan with your doctor, build a team of support and commit to reclaiming your life. Remember, this is a major event in your life—treat it as such. What you put into it will multiply for you at the end of the journey."
 

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my healthy spine kit

When considering a diagnosis, it's critical for doctors to have accurate information about painpainAn unpleasant sensation associated with actual or potential tissue damage, and mediated by specific nerve fibe... symptoms. The My Healthy Spine kit helps patients describe and record their symptoms before visiting with a doctor so they won't forget anything. The kit will also help patients be better informed when talking with doctors.

Simply fill out the form above to receive the following materials:

pre-visit pain symptoms chart and questionnaire

To help record pain symptoms prior to a doctor's visit.

my daily journal

A daily journal that helps track symptoms over seven days.

spine sense publications

Easy-to-understand descriptions of the spine, spinal conditions, and possible treatments:

Understanding the Anatomy of the Spine
Understanding Degenerative Disc DiseaseDegenerative Disc DiseaseGradual or rapid deterioration of the chemical composition and physical properties of the disc space.
Understanding Spinal StenosisSpinal StenosisSpinal stenosis is a term commonly used to describe a narrowing of a portion of the spinal canal. Stenosis can...
Understanding Vertebral CompressionCompressionA squeezing together; the exertion of pressure on a body in such a way as to tend to increase its density; the... Fractures

May 15 2012 - 19:17:49