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Testimonial – Jenny Hunt – Scoliosis From Hunchback to Standing Straight and Tall

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Jenny Hunt: Scoliosis, From Hunchback to Standing Straight and Tall · Dr. Hooman Melamed on YouTube

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Jenny says her scoliosis wasn't caught until high school and her back problems started around 46, when no one would take her case. She says she was hunched over about 40 degrees and has grown four inches since surgery with Dr. Melamed. Her pain was about an eight out of ten and she says it's now down to two. She traveled from Ohio for the surgery.

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Medically reviewed byDr. Hooman Melamed, MD, FAAOS

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From the video's captions, edited for punctuation, capitalization and paragraph breaks. Filler sounds such as "um" are left out, and clearly misheard names and medical terms are corrected. Words that could not be made out are marked [inaudible].

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I suffered from scoliosis when I was young, and they didn’t catch it until high school. My brace didn’t work then. When I got older, around 46, my back problem started. I needed a back surgery. No one would take a look at me. Dr. Melamed and his staff took a look.

I’m overjoyed. I can’t say enough how happy I am that I’m standing a lot taller. Can I show you? I was hunched, hunchback Jenny. I was completely hunched over, probably 40 degrees. But I’ve grown four inches.

I never could go to the grocery. I couldn’t walk more than a few steps. And now walking through the parking lot with no problem. On a scale of one to ten, my pain was always about eight. Now it’s down to two. It’s a miracle. I can’t thank Dr. Melamed and all of his staff.

By the way, I’m from Ohio. I came all the way from Ohio to have the wonderful surgery here in beautiful beautiful Southern California. Dr. Melamed and his staff will always be heroes to me. This was my nemesis. Every time I walked in those doctor’s offices I always said, I want a prescription for this spine. Now I don’t need one.

Thank you very much Dr. Melamed, Holly, Maria, Julie, and Sunny. I think I got everybody. Thank you so much.

To say that Dr. Melamed and his staff have saved my life, and increased the quality of my life is an understatement. Their team has worked so hard to get me standing straight and tall, and I can’t thank them enough

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