In this educational video, Peter Guske PT presents information geared toward the layperson on the surgical metallic implant/instrumentation industry and their influence on the orthopedic/neuro/spinal surgical industry and explains, in plain language, the results of research studies on patient satisfaction levels of different surgical procedures, with a focus on instrumented spinal fusion surgery, from a patient-centric perspective with outcomes information and comparisons of primarily instrumented spinal fusion to other treatments. Both hospital and the physical therapy industry involvement is included. He concludes with his summary of published spinal surgeon’s responses and then some suggestions for improvement in patient care related to these issues.

Peter Guske PT, is a licensed physical therapist with 30 years of clinical experience. His company The Back Saver System utilizes a unique approach whereby his is the only on -site, corporate training program in the nation which actually demonstrates to attendees how they themselves can put their own back, ”back in”. The Back Saver System provides employers in a wide array of industries nationwide with a real return-on-investment with low-cost, tightly-packed, systematic, highly effective, rational, no-nonsense training to objectively reduce the costs associated with the 3 most expensive issues in all of healthcare: Spinal Injuries/Pain, Fatigue/Diabetes and Ischemic Heart Disease. Forget the “fluff”. This new, innovative, training program gives your employees real, hard-edged, immediately usable results. See more at www.medicalarts4u.com
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