Dr. Gillard's presentation of Lumbar Spine and Disc Anatomy 

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For the last seven days I am watching videos on youtube on this topic, and I have to say that this was the best and most informative one I've seen! Many thanks!!

Thank you for these superb teaching lessons

Sound knowledge, hats off sir, rarely saw teaching like this before in my career

Amazing! I have been looking for ages for a comprehensive education discussion like this!

What a fantastic presentation from a great teacher! Thank you so much Dr. Gillard. You really know how to make difficult concepts understandable.

Dr Gillard, you are brilliant to take the trouble to make and share this fantastic video. It is by miles the best source of information I've ever found on what is actually going on when you have lower back pain. Exactly one month before you posted this, I had an acute incident which I took to be acute SII (sacro-iliac) pain - yet again - but the most extremely painful I've had, and with a violent, acute onset. Now I understand, from your video, why I felt SI pain without spinal pain, but my (first) MRI scan shows good healthy SI joints (phew!) but a herniated L5 disc (with bulging L4 and L3). I have seen four A+E doctors (= ER doctors) including an imported spinal specialist to exclude the suspected cauda equina, and two physiotherapists during recovery, and I'm most grateful for our free UK National Health Service, but none of these have had time to give me a real picture of what happened to my back. I've read several articles which have filled in gaps, but your video tells me everything I need to know. The combination of speech, cartoon explanations and real MRI results is fantastic. Although it's detailed, you make it easy for the non-medic to understand. Thank you again for your time and professionalism, and for sharing your deep understanding with the world. After six weeks I have only 'pins-and-needles' and weakness left, and I will be completely off the crutches soon. Traction, though only 10 minutes once a week, has helped quite a bit (or has seemed to - in the absence of a clone who hasn't had traction....) A controversial treatment, I know, but it seemed right for me. After watching this, I already feel I can interpret my (text) MRI better, but I'm looking forward to seeing your video on that subject soon. Thanks, Jenny

Your way of teaching is very impressive.You have simplified the difficult topic.I enjoyed the video.

please upload more, Doc. i really enjoy your teaching. it makes anatomy seem simpler & more interesting. Thank you! i thank God for people like you 😁

Thank you for your best thing.

Wonderfully simple elucidation of a complex subject

Thank you

Thank u Sir dr..really this video is extrmely informative..best video i have ever watched on this subject ...

Perfect knowledge.

Dear Gillard, thank you very much to produce such an excellent video to educate us , in particular those of us like me for example who had been advised to go for spinal stenosis by my Orthopedic surgeon based only on the finding of an MRI. Dr. Gillard how can we have the script of your lecture on this impressive video so that we can follow your lecture easier. As it is I find it to follow in spite listening 2-3 times. God bless you Dr Gillard.

Thank you very much!😊👍

Thanks for the content it's really well explained and informative. I was just wondering where you got the percentages for the prevalences of back pain sources in patients? For example when you mentioned approximately 30% of lower back pain patients would have facet joint related back pain.

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VERY much appreciated. I've seen multiple spine specialists in Seattle and none want to touch me, only leaving me without answers. I, too, had a botched surgery from a "doctor " that shouldn't be still practicing after numerous complaints to the Health Department. He is in Bothell, WA. My life is destroyed. I want to work with you and get answers. All my reports from the last 3 yrs say something different, which makes me more confused.

At 9:12, "proteoglycans conglomerate together to form..." agricans? Agercans? I can't seem to figure out how to spell this word. If anyone knows it I would appreciate it! Thanks, and great vid, Doc! I often refer back to this as a great refresher.

24:07 "here is a 25 y/o pacient, with L4 L5 black disks with degeneration. " you literally described me and how my back looks right now. The MRI almost looks exactly the same. How do you regenerate those disks?