Obviously, Laura chose the Prodisc for both of her cervical ADRs; as you can see in her signature. That's our opinion. On the other hand, there is a pretty steady flow of people here who've posted problems with the Prodisc, primarily at C56, and basically accuse it of being too mobile. I'd read up here before you decide on the Prodisc. That said, Laura controls her hypermobility problems with occasional prolotherapy, which is a lot simpler to deal with than a non-functional or poorly designed ADR. Your decision is going to be a matter of balancing risks and what you're willing to do for continuing care and lifestyle modification, even if you have a completely successful surgery.
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Laura - L5S1 Charitee
C5/6 and 6/7 Prodisc C
Facet problems L4-S1
General joint hypermobility
Jim - C4/5, C5/6, L4/5 disk bulges and facet damage, L4/5 disk tears, currently using regenerative medicine to address
"There are many Annapurnas in the lives of men" Maurice Herzog
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