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Who has tried the Gokhale method and can it help with DDD ?
Spine Health | Last Active: Apr 28, 2025 | Replies (8)Comment receiving replies
Hi All,
My surgeon showed me on my MRI that my disc between L 4-5 is completely worn away and the most common way to fix that is to put hardware in and then fuse it. He even is wary of fusion, so I had a lesson in the GOKHALE method, an individual session which is very expensive. I didn't find it helped the pain and I'm questioning if it would be able to help with my situation.
Has anyone with severe DDD or a disc that is worn away had success with the Gokhale method ? I'm doubtful whether it can really help if one has an extreme case.
Thanks for any help
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@annie1
I had severe stenosis at L4-L5. My MRI showed I had no space whatsoever at that level for my spinal cord/nerve roots to function properly or send signals or allow proper blood flow/circulation.
I ended up having a disc spacer put in where they removed degenerated discs and decompression of my spinal cord/nerve roots with fusion to stabilize L3-L5. My L4 vertebrae was slipping over my L5 vertebrae (spondylolisthesis).
Before surgery, I had pain, weakness and numbness in my lower back, hips, buttocks, thighs and down to my feet. I couldn’t stand, standup, walk, use stairs for long at all. I was afraid of walking because my legs/feet would go weak/numb. All of my symptoms fell under the neurogenic claudication umbrella. After surgery, many symptoms improved.