Anniversaries serve an important function. They allow us to reflect on how far we have come, and where we can still go in the future. This year is the 20th anniversary of the artificial disc replacement procedure being performed at Texas Back Institute and thousands of patients are celebrating with them!…
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The last two days we have been quietly filming what will soon be our new virtual tour video after the clinic is closed. This tour, which will be hosted on our website, will walk through a typical new patient visit. From start to finish you will get an inside look…
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David Hanna used to spend countless hours on the road, but now the retired 79-year-old truck driver was unable to drive or ride as a passenger for even the shortest distances due to almost unbearable back and leg pain. A former, longtime resident of Dalhart, a small town in the…
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This past week Dr. Zigler did a photo shoot at his house for ON Magazine. The secton is called “ON my style” and it features things that showcase Dr. Zigler’s style. We think the spread turned out AWESOME!!!! Dr. Shellock also did a spread like this in 2009. It so…
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We received this letter from a patient of Dr. Guyer’s the other day and thought we would share. She had artificial disc replacement at her L5/S1 in 2010 after years of conservative treatment. April 26, 2011 Dr. Guyer, I wanted to express my sincere and heart-felt thanks to you and your staff…
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Her back hurt. At only 19 years old and a freshman in college, Gara Little led an active lifestyle, so she concluded she must have pulled her back while working out at the gym, running, kickboxing or another activity. Like most teenagers, Gara turned to her parents for help. A…
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At a dinner party to celebrate her three-month-old daughter’s baptism with family and friends in Texas, Maryam Houston felt pain in her back. Retreating to a bedroom to care for her child, she lost feeling and control of her legs. Fortunately, she got her daughter safely onto a bed before she…
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Texas Back Institute was built on the foundation of patient care, research and education, so of course when one of the local high schools asked us if we would let a couple of students shadow one of our surgeons, we were all for it! Dr. Guyer, one of the founders…
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Patient of the Month Sylvia Beachy Pain should not be a way of life. But for Austin native Sylvia Beachy, life was just that – a seemingly never-ending battle to manage the pain in her neck and back. She began having chronic lumbar pain in her late 20s and simply…
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Ken McGinty…back to ranching! Ranching is hard and physically demanding work every day, all the time. So when Ken McGinty’s back pain knocked him out of the saddle, he went to Texas Back Institute for help. Dr. Michael Duffy diagnosed Ken with lumbar spinal stenosis and, in his case, recommended…
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