A bad fall on icy steps just a year after undergoing spinal fusion surgery left Michael Kweder in severe and debilitating pain. Unfortunately, years of therapy did nothing to help. The 61-year-old was stooped over and using a walker when he turned to the experts at UPMC for relief.
Chronic back pain plagued Dave Hanna of New Kensington for decades. Multiple surgeries over the years provided relief and enabled him to continue golfing — his favorite activity. But doctors warned that his lumbar spinal stenosis would ultimately require spinal fusion surgery. When he couldn’t walk or stand for more than a few minutes, Dave finally called UPMC for help.
When Dolores needed surgery to correct a severe curve in her spine, she turned to the experts at UPMC to help her get back to being the active and energetic person she once was.
This hardworking outdoor enthusiast, faced with debilitating back pain, turned to the experts at UPMC for relief.
Bob was riding his mountain bike down a trail at Snowshoe, W.Va., when he flipped head over heels, breaking his neck in the crash. Learn how the Delaware financial advisor found his way to UPMC, where a team of surgeons collaborated to ease his pain and stabilize his spine.
This busy bank employee, faced with living with severe and debilitating back pain, found relief and a speedy recovery through minimally invasive XLIF® surgery at UPMC.
When this avid hockey player began having severe leg pain caused by lumbar stenosis and a herniated disc, he nearly had to hang up his skates for good.
When a near fatal car accident severely fractured this high school senior’s spine, the experts at UPMC were able to correct the damage using advanced, minimally invasive surgery.
This passionate gardener started to experience severe leg pain, turned to the experts at UPMC for relief.
Frustrated by the continuous intense ache and cramping pain in her leg, Allison turned to the experts at UPMC for help.
After nearly 30 spinal fusion surgeries over a 20-year span, Mike underwent spinal reconstruction surgery in 2023 and 2024 at UPMC.
