Stanton woke up to “the worst pain I had ever experienced in my life. The entire right side of my body was numb. It was ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is the most commonly used decompressive procedure in the cervical spine and is used for the treatment of single or multiple level disc disease.

I’ve had 5 neck/back operations. The third one, a C5-C6 fusion, actually worked in improving ... exits needed to be increased. Basically, my spine got reamed.” Despite the health challenges ...