Las Vegas Resident Travels to Dallas for Back Pain Relief
The Center for Disc Replacement is changing lives.
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December 17, 2020
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In 2019, Ashleigh Tagliaferri, 39, of Las Vegas, Nevada, experienced such intense back pain that it was difficult for her to walk, stand or even sleep. A back surgery four years prior wasn’t proving to be successful. Active all her life and a former gymnast, Tagliaferri had always been a fitness enthusiast with daily runs and group exercise classes. Therefore, she wasn’t accustomed to long bouts of inactivity when severe back pain began to sideline her as a young adult. When sitting became as painful as moving, she knew she had to make a change. While browsing online for back pain solutions, Tagliaferri happened upon a video about artificial disc replacement surgery from the Center for Disc Replacement at Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery in Dallas. Relief was just over 1,200 miles aw
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