TOPS Spine Motion Preserving Device in Germany

TOPS™ System Launches in Germany

Motion Preserving Spine Device Eliminates Need for Fusion in Patients with Severe Lumbar Spine Stenosis

Press Release Source: Premia Spine Ltd.

RAMAT POLEG, Israel, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Premia Spine, Ltd. announced today that the company has commercially launched the TOPS™ System and its adjunct Versalink™ Fixation System in Germany.

"We are excited about the opportunity to provide German patients with a clinically-proven, superior solution to lumbar spinal fusion," stated Ron Sacher, CEO of Premia Spine. "The TOPS™ System has demonstrated its immediate and sustained benefit for patients suffering from severe spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis."

First cases in Germany were performed by Dr. Thomas Bierstedt, a neurosurgeon with the Orthopädisch-Neurochirurgisches Zentrum (ONZ), which serves the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.  The ONZ sees patients from Köln, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg, Bochum, Recklinghausen, and Hattingen as well as a high number of international patients from North and South America and the Middle East.  Dr. Bierstedt is a leading spine surgeon with strong command of the latest minimally invasive, posterior arthroplasty and artificial disc technologies.

“I am very pleased with what I have seen so far with my first four patients,” explains Dr. Bierstedt.  “Patients are very mobile and free from the pain of spinal stenosis and spondylolithesis.” 

Traditional spine surgery for lumbar stenosis involves removing tissue elements pressing on the nerve roots and stabilizing the spine with rigid metal rods. There is usually a long convalescence after such procedures.

The TOPS™ System is a dynamic spinal implant designed to replace the extracted skeletal structures and stabilize the spine without permanently locking the adjacent vertebrae.  Instead, clinicians allow the vertebrae to continue moving normally with the assistance of the TOPS™ implant. The TOPS™ System allows full motion at the operative level, while prohibiting excessive twists and turns.  It recreates the physiologic motion in flexion, extension, lateral bending, axial rotation and translation.  No other device performs this range of function.   

As no fusion is taking place in the lower back, there are no restrictions placed on patients and their activity after the TOPS™ System surgery.  Premia Spine’s TOPS System has been demonstrated to provide better outcomes than lumbar spinal fusion surgery in clinical studies conducted around the globe since 2005. 

   Contact:
    Ron Sacher
    ronsacher@premiaspine.com
    http://www.besseralswirbelfusion.de or www.betterthanspinalfusion.com

My Spine Solution

Due to our merger with ONZ – Orthopedic Neurology Zenter ("Center" in english) our new name is "My Spine Solution". Offering STATE OF THE ART spine solutions based on a case by case attention to detail of needs and success.

No only are our solutions to spine and disc disease specific to the patient in need, but the very LATEST STATE OF THE ART technology is at our fingertips for implamentation of the spine. 

For more take a look at our newly revamped website currently in construction, but updating quickly:  MySpineSolution.com 

A Leap of Faith – Spine Surgery!

I was emailing a potential patient with my thoughts and felt it best to just share:

The whole point of both Fargo Days and Denver Days is to give assurance to those not quite ready to make the "JUMP". Obviously I don't know each of your experiences.... for many the "Jump" to take a medical concern overseas is a last resort and extremely scary, many won't even consider it (sadly they will chose to suffer instead). I will admit, for me it was both of the prior mentioned! I had no real other options I was willing to entertain (such as fusion - NOT an option for me!), for me it was a leap of faith, and to many of the people around me considered it "CRAZY to go to Germany for a M6 ADR!" (family included, although they also didn't know what to do with me and my situation as they watched and/or heard it continue to degrade)

The Fargo Days and Denver Days are designed to help alieviate that feeling.

•     Meet the Doctor.
•     Meet the Team.
•     Hear other successful stories.
•     Learn what really happens from those that have had the surgery.
•     Hear what the doctor really believes about your case.
•     Hear what can possibly be done for you!

I personally cannot be at Fargo days as I am currently in Medical School.

I will be at Denver Days as I am on break at that time. If you would like to set up a time for Denver days call us! There are still slots available for scheduling!

Ultimately it is what you feel best about when seeking a surgery for a disk replacement.

I know for me, it was all very scary, I didn't know what was really the right thing to do. My life was ending one day at a time right before my eyes. Nobody wanted to be around me because of my mental disintegration (a.k.a. depression and anger). I took Malte's advice (Malte is AMAZING) and I went full force to Germany for surgery, still scared, but what did I have to lose at that point is how I felt.

My friends were more scared for me than I was by the time I got to Germany.

I think if you need reassurance, Fargo Days or Denver Days would be excellent!

Otherwise I full-on will tell you to just DO IT!!

My life would be Nothing without the surgery and M6 implant for my cervical herniation. I have a second chance now and am currently going to medical school so I can further help as many people as possible.

That is my stand and my story, "sticking to it", as they say and trying to spread the word and help as many as I can to find a better option available for spinal disk replacement or spinal fusion surgery.

Press Release - Better Disk Replacement

Recent Press:

July 8, 2012, – German Spine Specialists is not and in no way a representative for Stenum Hospital and all of the bad press and unsuccessful surgeries related to Stenum Hospital.

Seems reps from Stenum, Sue Hart in particular, have taken it upon themselves to do as much bad press against German Spine Specialists as possible. One must ask why do they see us as such a threat? Answers are, Stenum Hospitial has filed insolvency (bankruptcy) and is now attempting to get patients by bad mouthing other organizations and pressuring new patients into rushed procedures.

Facts are facts... The German Spine Specialists team is designed to HELP people, help people with spine pain due to herniations and various degenerative disk problems achieve a level of success in relief of their pain. We have searched and searched to find a Dr. in Germany we could truly stand behind as the team at Stenum Hospital was not what we wanted to be related to and for good reason.

Unlike our "competition" we will not go into more bad mouthing, lets just say, we have more integrity than that. And we do believe the good guy wins.

Our doctor is specific to the number of patients he will operate on in one day. He does this so each patient gets his undivided attention to detail. He also does this because spine surgery and artificial disk replacement (M6 ADR) should not be treated like an assembly line. Each patients anatomy can vary, and definitely the issues they are experiencing may vary. Each patient that German Spine Specialists helps is on an individual case basis. Our team knows that others need to know there are better solutions to disk replacement (the M6 ADR) and that without this knowledge these people will continue to suffer needlessly.

Our team is comprised of past M6 ADR patients that know how great the M6 ADR is and what it can due to successfully give back one's life. This is important for the public to know.

German Spine Specialists is a team dedicated to helping the world achieve a life without debilitating spine pain.

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Defeating Spine Pain

See our recent press release.
It will tell you many things.


We are hear to help!
That is our purpose and mission.

Got Back Pain? Want to Golf Again?

So you have a herniated disk (or maybe you don't know yet), but everything you do causes instant extreme pain. It shoots down your legs and progressively won't stop.

You are not alone!

Many suffer from what doctors will call "degenerative disk disease".

My favorite is "failed back surgery symptom" if you have had a laminectomy or diskectomy previously.

First, if you have a herniated disk, it is not EVER going to get better.

The fluid sack that keeps the disk hydrated has ruptured. It cannot be fixed. All the shots and pain meds in the world will not make it better. They may mask the pain until it gets completely untollerable, that is true. However that makes the whole issue that much worse!

Second, "failed back surgery symptom" is synonymous with "minimally invasive surgery".

Why?  

Because, this is just like pain meds or injections, minimally invasive surgery only scrapes away the protruding disk (which will continue to compress with your body weight and continue to protude because it is ruptured and is drying up.) It will not heal, it never will! Failure to really treat the issue causes permanent nerve and spine damage and could result in a self fusion which is irreversable, causing permanently compressed nerves, and lets just say pain NOBODY wants to endure!

But you want to Golf again, ride horses, ski, bike, just WALK!

There is a SOLUTION:

M6 Artificial Disk Replacement!

The M6 disk acts and functions most like your normal disk before damage was inflicted, more so than anything else on the market. Nothing, I say NOTHING else even comes close. And Yes, you will have to fly to another country to get it, but for a % of what they would charge you for surgery of even a fusion in the states or Canada, and you could be healed, you can have a lasting solution!  And, it will be implanted at our hospital by a surgeon that has been doing M6 implants for YEARS, and many of them - 1000's in fact! Fusion, will lead to another fusion... maybe in 6, 12,18 months, but another and more pain depending how long you want to live with it.

Wouldn't you like to JUST FEEL BETTER AGAIN?

I personally spoke with a gentleman last week that was in really bad shape but wanted to badly be able to golf again. He was searching for what the pro golfers do for back pain. Well, fact is, if you want to function again fully this is the solution = M6 Artificial Disk Replacement. Check out our website for more on how it works, how it is constructed and contact some of our Liaisons that have the M6 implant in them! Ask them how they feel, what they are now able to be able to do again after they also thought their entire life as they knew it was over.

This is the ONLY LIFE you've GOT! 

The ONLY ONE you get to LIVE RIGHT NOW!

Get back to LIVING!

Hustle NOW to learn more:  www.GermanSpineSpecialists.com

What is "Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery"?

There are many companies promoting "Minimally invasive spine surgery".

What is it and why shouldn't you do it?

What is it:

Often referred to as a Laminectomy and Diskectomy, this is a procedure of microscopic proportions to cut off the part of the vertebral disk that is bulging into the spinal cord. This WILL relieve temporary pressure (maybe for as long as 18 months, or only a couple). It is referred to an "Invasive" because they don't have to go through all the muscles, organs, etc to get to the spine and they do not remove the disc entirely.

Why wouldn't you do it if you are in pain?

1. It is a temporary fix... think duct tape to hold the bumper on your car until it becomes a real problem.
   
2. It costs money! AND when you have to go back in for a fusion or (please don't do this - another laminectomy/diskectomy) the distance between your vertebra is continuing to diminish. IF the disc completely collapses the body will start to "self-fuse". (What is wrong with that... the nerves in that area will become crushed and stop sending signals to the body parts associated.) Guess what all these extra procedures cost MORE MONEY!
   
3. Another way to think about it is like a band-aid on a serious wound. Would you use a band-aid if you nearly severed your hand from your arm? Of course not! You would go to an excellent hand surgeon to get it repaired and stitched back properly. Same with these procedures we are talking about. Don't tamper with your nerves (HELLO they DO NOT GROW BACK! Damage is permanent if left untreated!)
   
4. Time spent injured, drugs taking their toll on you mentally and physically, pain prevents you from living, and all of this is fueled by (OMG I am going to say it... drug and medical companies and medical insurance companies, as well as another Federal company with three letters... F - D - A)
   

STOP the madness!

Get Proper treatment

Stop living in pain and JUST SAY NO to drugs!

Say NO to PAIN!

Say YES to getting your life BACK!

This is what our SpineSoln.com  a.k.a. GermanSpineSpecialists.com is all about!

In other words, getting the right procedure with cutting edge technology that the FDA is preventing you from having, and getting yourself off the pain killer drug train that keeps the FDA funded! 

Not to mention getting back to working out, riding horses, hiking, biking, WALKING without PAIN!

You OWE it to yourself –
CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY for the TRUTH!