After successful bilateral total hip replacement, college professor is back to favorite activities - skiing, biking and swimming - all without pain

Hedric enjoyed an active life in Alaska as a college professor and avid outdoorsman. But a few years ago, he began experiencing mild lower back and hip pain. At first, the pain did not really interfere with his normal lifestyle. As time passed though, the symptoms were keeping Hedric from doing some of the activities he enjoyed, including water skiing, swimming and bike riding. His family also noticed the changes and reduced activity.

Click here to read about Hedric's experience with Dr. Sohrab Gollogly, a fellowship-trained spine surgeon and Dr. Christopher Meckel, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon.

Hiking and walking in the Sierra Mountains after spine surgery

Diane began experiencing back pain symptoms early in 2007. While the pain was tolerable at first, she soon realized that her pain was worsening, not getting better.

Diane knew she wanted to get back to her normal lifestyle, so she made an appointment at Monterey Spine, a multidisciplinary, regional center of excellence that combines nonsurgical care, along with a board-certified neurosurgeon, Dr. Dragan Dimitrov, and a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Sohrab Gollogly, who has expertise in scoliosis treatment. Click here to read more.

Today, afternoon walks after years of low back pain

Judy began experiencing hip and back pain about five years ago. The pain was bearable at first, but as the months and years went by, her pain symptoms not only persisted but worsened. Judy was experiencing severe pain and her normal lifestyle was not possible because of this. She was dropping out of more and more activities. Judy soon learned she would need surgery to treat her hip and spine conditions. She was suffering from spondylolisthesis and scoliosis. In 2008, Judy had a hip replacement surgery and later that year, she had surgery for her spine conditions.

Judy learned about Dr. Gary Chang at Monterey Spine from a friend. Dr. Chang is board-certified by the American Board of Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Management, and the American Board of Anesthesiology. Click here to read Judy's story.

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