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Articulation, Language, Oral Motor, Feeding, Swallowing Evaluations & Therapy Denise Favor Bayles, MA, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist ASHA Certified, NJ Licensed NJ Lic #41YS00282300 Denise has been honored by New Jersey Family readers as a Favorite Kids’ Doc™ since 2010. NJ’s favorite kids’ docs TM 191 Church Road • Bridgewater, NJ 08807 • 908-578-0825 bfsc05@verizon.net • www.baylesfamilyspeechcenter.com 908.397.7797 | 908.231.0808 PsychicGalleryNJ.com 990 Towne Plaza, Hwy 202 South Branchburg, NJ 08876 psychicgallerybranchburg Psychic Gallery psychic reader & advisor life coach in all matters crystals • antiques • gifts workshops & parties Let’s see what Your Future has in store 908-231-0808 Call for Appointments • Walk-ins Welcome IS SPINE SURGERY RIGHT FOR YOU? IT’S A MATTER OF RISK VS. BENEFIT Many people who suffer from debilitating back pain resist surgery – thanks to failed stories from years past. While surgery should be the final option after trying other non- invasive therapies, today’s success rates for spine surgery are signifi- cantly different from the past. Take, for example, Denise Kordu- lak, a 66-year-old retired x-ray tech- nician from Neptune, NJ. Years of pushing, lifting and carrying equip- ment and positioning patients played a huge toll on her back. Fourteen years ago, she had sur- gery to relieve her pain and restore the feeling in her feet. While it was somewhat successful, she never returned to normal. Denise started walking with a hunched back. Last year, the pain became unbearable. Eventually, she lost feeling in her left leg from the knee down, and the pain migrated to her right leg. It was so bad she couldn’t stand for more than a few minutes. Denise contacted Dr. Pinakin R. Jethwa, a board-certified neurosur- geon at Atlantic NeuroSurgical Spe- cialists (ANS). “When Denise came to me, she was suffering from a complex lum- bar spine issue. Compression of the nerves was causing her leg pain. Degeneration of her discs was causing her back pain. And, one of the bones of her spine had slipped out of place, causing her hunched back,” Dr. Jethwa explains. “In an eight-hour surgery, we performed a multi-level spinal decompression and fusion operation.” The parts of the bones and discs that were compressing Denise’s nerves were removed. Screws and rods were placed in the bones to stabilize and fuse the degenerated discs, and the bone that was slipped out of place was realigned into a more normal position.” “Since then, I have been pain free,” Denise says excitedly. “I am a completely new person. I can stand up straight again, and I feel won- derful!” “Denise actually drove herself to the office and, for the first time in years, walked in unassisted,” Dr. Jethwa adds. “She told me she has her life back. In her case – and many others – the benefits far out- weighed the risk.” For more information about spinal decompression and fusion, contact ANS at 973.285.7800, and visit ansdocs.com. Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists (ANS) is New Jersey’s largest neurosurgical prac- tice and one of the most advanced in the country. Since its founding in 1958, ANS has specialized in the diagnosis and treat- ment of disorders affecting the nervous sys- tem. Its Spine Center is known for evaluat- ing spine disorders and when possible, treating them with innovative non-surgical and surgical treatments. ANS is changing the way patients are treated by actively par- ticipating in an outcomes database that measures the quality and efficacy of com- mon spinal and neurosurgical procedures. Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists, Dr. Pinakin Jethwa ORBERA ™ Intragastric Balloon is a New Treatment in Battle Against Obesity Start Your ORBERA ™ Journey Right Here, Right Now Simple Design Portion Control 3x the Weight Loss of Diet & Exercise Alone We specialize in Gastroenterology, which is the treatment of diseases and disorders of the digestive system or gastrointestinal (GI) tract. %$&% (& ( &" + ( & %+$ $(& &"* "##' %&%) ! ( #(%$ )"( "' ( + ,