BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY
RELIEVES BACK PAIN
ADVERTORIAL
BRIGHTON EYE
February is Age-Related
Macular Degeneration
Awareness Month
Millie R. Fell, MD, FACS
Age-related Macular Degeneration
(AMD) is the leading cause
of blindness in older Americans.
Fortunately, in 2019 there are miraculous
treatments that allow
Drs. Fell and Brookner to keep
their patients with this condition
functioning independently and
able to conduct normal daily activities.
Macular degeneration can either
be wet or dry. At this time
there is no treatment for dry macular
degeneration. In patients with
wet macular degeneration abnormal
blood vessels form under the
retina.
These abnormal blood vessels
bleed and leak fl uid into the macula,
thus causing vision loss.
Clinical Assistant Professor
of Ophthalmology NYU
Drs. Fell and Brookner are both
fellowship-trained in treating retinal
diseases. They have been
treating patients with wet macular
degeneration with intravitreal injections
of Avastin, Lucentis and
Eylea since 2006. In their stateof
the-art offi ce, the latest technology
and diagnostic equipment
is used to diagnose and follow
patients with macular disease.
With these treatments patients
can continue to lead independent
lives well into their nineties.
Visit your eye MD annually for
a thorough examination. As with
most diseases, early detection is
a critical step to early treatment
and fortunately, most insurance
plans now pay for this treatment.
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DRX9000TM
Surgeons perform an estimated 300,000 to 400,000
back surgeries every year. Annually, neurosurgeons
perform at least 100,000 operations for lumbar disc
disease alone, and orthopedic surgeons perform a
similar number. It is estimated that between 20% and
40% of these operations are unsuccessful.
That is why doctors from all over the country
are racing to acquire and get trained to operate the
DRX9000TM, an FDA approved device that is saving
thousands of Americans suffering from chronic back
pain from going under the knife.
Dr. Melinda Keller, who treats serious back
pain without surgery explains how the DRX9000TM
works... “Over 10 years ago, NASA began to notice
an unexpected result of space travel: Astronauts that
left with back pain would come back without it. After
investigated this now phenomenon here’s what they
found: During the anti-gravity state of the mission there
were decompressive forces on the intervertebral discs
and back pain was relieved. How? When you travel
through space, the effects of gravity are removed
and you are in a weightless state. All the pressure is
taken off your spine and discs. Even better — and
this is the key — a negative pressure is created. This
negative pressure actually sucks the herniated material
back into the disc and allows it to heal. Thanks to the
DRX9000TM, disc herniation sufferers finally have a
non-surgical solution.”
The main conditions the DRX9000TM has documented
success with are back pain, sciatica, herniated
and/or bulging discs (single or multiple), degenerative
disc disease, facet syndromes and a relapse or failure
following back surgery.
Anyone wishing to learn more about this new
FDA approved solution to back pain or to set up an
appointment for a free consultation call Dr. Keller’s
office at 718 234-6212 or visit Brooklyn Spine
Center, 5911 16th Ave., Brooklyn, New York 11204.
Brooklynspinecenter.com.
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Local doctor treats herniated and bulging discs,
sciatica, and serious lower back pain
WITHOUT BACK SURGERY
Offi ce: 718-336-3900 | Fax: 718-336-3990
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