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The video effectively combines a personal story with medical information, making a complex condition relatable and informative. The creator's expertise as a spine surgeon lends credibility, and the focus on a specific patient's journey creates an emotional connection, driving engagement.

Summary

The video features Dr. Steven Cyr, a spine surgeon, discussing a former police officer who is retiring at 44 due to Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and multiple spinal issues. Dr. Cyr explains the condition and the patient's extensive history of surgeries and pain, detailing the specific spinal instability and Lhermitte's sign that led to the need for a C2 to T1 posterior fusion surgery.

Structure

1Introduction of the patient as a retired police officer with EDS
2Explanation of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Retired police officer. Forty-four years old. Most people still think of EDS as a “women’s diagnosis.” Then you meet a man whose connective tissue has been failing him since high school. Five knee surgeries. Two shoulders. Disc herniation dating back to high school. Neck, mid-back, and low back all shot. Instability. Scoliosis. Unstable from C2 to T1. Shooting pain into both hands. Positive Lhermitte’s sign. That shock down the spine and into the arms when the neck flexes is the cord talking. In his case, the ligaments that should hold C2 through T1 are not doing their job. We are doing a C2–T1 posterior fusion to stabilize the segments that can no longer protect the cord. This is not a small operation. In EDS the tissue is different — looser, more fragile, slower to hold. That is exactly why the construct has to be planned differently than a standard degenerative neck. He did not choose early retirement. The job, the joints, and a connective tissue disorder chose it for him. Now we stabilize the neck so the rest of his life is not lived waiting for the next jolt into his hands. If you have EDS (or think you might) and your neck sends shocks into your arms, don’t wait for it to become this. Contact my team and they will help you get evaluated (info in bio). — Dr Steven Cyr | 📍Houston and San Antonio #EhlersDanlos #EDS #EDSAwareness #Hypermobility #ZebraStrong

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WE ARE TAKING CARE OF A. A REALLY AMAZING GUY. HE'S A SUPER NICE GUY. HE'S A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER. AND WHAT PUT HIM IN RETIREMENT EARLY, HE'S ONLY 44 YEARS OLD, IS THAT HE HAS Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of 13 inherited genetic conditions that weaken the body's connective tissues, which provide strength and flexibility to the skin, joints, blood vessels, and internal organs. EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME. AND HE'S ONE OF THE FEW GUYS THAT I'VE I'VE SEEN WITH MOST OF MY PATIENTS ARE WOMEN WHO HAVE EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME, DEPENDING ON THE STUDY OR CLINIC DATABASE, MEN MAKE UP AROUND 11% OF ALL DIAGNOSED EDS CASES. IN A WHILE, COME IN AND HAS A SIMILAR ISSUE. MULTIPLE JOINT SURGERIES. KNEE SURGERIES, SHOULDER SURGERIES. HE'S HAD DISC HERNIATIONS DATING BACK WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL GOT A COMBINATION OF ISSUES. HIS NECK AND 60 to 70 percent of law enforcement officers suffer from lower back pain during their careers. MID BACK ARE ALL SHOT. HE HAS INSTABILITY. HE HAS SCOLIOSIS. THIS IS A LARGE INCREASE COMPARED TO THE ROUGHLY 9 PERCENT OF OFFICERS WHO HAD BACK ISSUES BEFORE STARTING THE JOB. HIS NECK HAS BEEN BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE WHICH ACTUALLY PUT HIM IN RETIREMENT, BENDS HIS NECK HE GETS SHOOTING PAIN. ELECTRIC, ELECTRICAL SENSATIONS INTO HIS HANDS, WHICH IS WHAT WE CALL A LHERMITTE'S. LHERMITTE'S SIGN, SPELLED L A P.O.S. LHERMITTE'S SIGN IS A BRIEF, SHOCKING, ELECTRICAL SENSATION THAT RUNS DOWN THE SPINE WHEN YOU BEND YOUR NECK FORWARD. BUT LHERMITTE'S HAVE EITHER SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION OR EXCESSIVE INSTABILITY, LIKE HE DOES. HEAD IS FLEXED FORWARD, YOU LOSE SOME OF THE DIAMETER AND SO IT'LL COMPRESS THE SPINAL AND IF IT DOES, YOU'LL GET SHOOTING PAIN INTO SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAVE EXTEND THEIR NECK A DETAILED WORK UP ON HIM. AND BEHOLD, IS UNSTABLE FROM C2 TO T1. ANY ACTIVE SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION WHEN WHEN HE'S IN A NORMAL POSITION. OF HIS DYNAMIC INSTABILITY PROGRESSIVE SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION WITH REPETITIVE, EXCESSIVE, SHIFTING OF THE SPINE. AND SO IT'S LED TO ALL KINDS OF ABNORMAL REFLEXES. AND OF COURSE, THAT I TAKE, THE SURGERY, THEY YES, DR. STEVEN CYR, MD STRONGLY BELIEVES IN TRYING CONSERVATIVE, NON-SURGICAL TREATMENTS BEFORE CONSIDERING ANY TYPE OF SURGERY. YEARS AND YEARS CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT, THERAPY, MEDICATION. MANAGEMENT, MODIFYING THEIR ACTIVITY. THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING. INJECTIONS, EVERYTHING YOU CAN COME TO ME AND. AND OR INDICATED FOR SURGERY. BUT WE'RE GONNA HIM TODAY BY TWO TO T1 POSTERIOR FUSION. AGAIN, I'VE TOLD THIS TO YOU GUYS BEFORE. A MULTI LEVEL PROBLEM THAT'S FOUR BEST RESULTS ALWAYS COME FROM A POSTERIOR CONSTRUCT TO GIVE MULTI LEVEL STABILITY. DO THAT TODAY AND PRAY WE GOES PERFECTLY FOR HIM. HE HAS AN SAID OUR PRAYER PERSONALLY EARLIER, GUYS CAN ADD THOSE PRAYERS I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

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WE ARE TAKING CARE OF A. A REALLY AMAZING GUY. HE'S A SUPER NICE GUY. HE'S A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER. AND WHAT PUT HIM IN RETIREMENT EARLY, HE'S ONLY 44 YEARS OLD, IS THAT HE HAS Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of 13 inherited genetic conditions that weaken the body's connective tissues, which provide strength and flexibility to the skin, joints, blood vessels, and internal organs. EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME. AND HE'S ONE OF THE FEW GUYS THAT I'VE I'VE SEEN WITH MOST OF MY PATIENTS ARE WOMEN WHO HAVE EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME. DEPENDING ON THE STUDY OR CLINIC DATABASE, MEN MAKE UP AROUND 11% OF ALL DIAGNOSED EDS CASES. IN A WHILE, COME IN AND HAS A SIMILAR ISSUE. MULTIPLE JOINT SURGERIES. KNEE SURGERIES, SHOULDER SURGERIES. HE'S HAD DISC HERNIATIONS DATING BACK WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL GOT A COMBINATION OF ISSUES. HIS NECK AND 60 to 70 percent of law enforcement officers suffer from lower back pain during their careers. MID BACK ARE ALL SHOT. HE HAS INSTABILITY. HE HAS SCOLIOSIS. THIS IS A LARGE INCREASE COMPARED TO THE ROUGHLY 9 PERCENT OF OFFICERS WHO HAD BACK ISSUES BEFORE STARTING THE JOB. HIS NECK HAS BEEN BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE WHICH ACTUALLY PUT HIM IN RETIREMENT, BENDS HIS NECK HE GETS SHOOTING PAIN. ELECTRIC, ELECTRICAL SENSATIONS INTO HIS HANDS, WHICH IS WHAT WE CALL A LHERMITTE'S. LHERMITTE'S SIGN, SPELLED L A P.O.S. LHERMITTE'S SIGN IS A BRIEF, SHOCKING, ELECTRICAL SENSATION THAT RUNS DOWN THE SPINE WHEN YOU BEND YOUR NECK FORWARD. BUT LHERMITTE'S HAVE EITHER SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION OR EXCESSIVE INSTABILITY, LIKE HE DOES. HEAD IS FLEXED FORWARD, YOU LOSE SOME OF THE DIAMETER AND SO IT'LL COMPRESS THE SPINAL AND IF IT DOES, YOU'LL GET SHOOTING PAIN INTO SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAVE EXTEND THEIR NECK A DETAILED WORK UP ON HIM. AND BEHOLD, IS UNSTABLE FROM C2 TO T1. ANY ACTIVE SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION WHEN WHEN HE'S IN A NORMAL POSITION. OF HIS DYNAMIC INSTABILITY PROGRESSIVE SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION WITH REPETITIVE, EXCESSIVE, SHIFTING OF THE SPINE. AND SO IT'S LED TO ALL KINDS OF ABNORMAL REFLEXES. AND OF COURSE, THAT I TAKE, THE SURGERY, THEY YES, DR. STEVEN CYR, MD STRONGLY BELIEVES IN TRYING CONSERVATIVE, NON-SURGICAL TREATMENTS BEFORE CONSIDERING ANY TYPE OF SURGERY. YEARS AND YEARS CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT, THERAPY, MEDICATION. MANAGEMENT, MODIFYING THEIR ACTIVITY. THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING. INJECTIONS, EVERYTHING YOU CAN COME TO ME AND. AND OR INDICATED FOR SURGERY. BUT WE'RE GONNA HIM TODAY BY TWO TO T1 POSTERIOR FUSION. AGAIN, I'VE TOLD THIS TO YOU GUYS BEFORE. A MULTI LEVEL PROBLEM THAT'S FOUR BEST RESULTS ALWAYS COME FROM A POSTERIOR CONSTRUCT TO GIVE MULTI LEVEL STABILITY. DO THAT TODAY AND PRAY WE GOES PERFECTLY FOR HIM. HE HAS AN SAID OUR PRAYER PERSONALLY EARLIER, GUYS CAN ADD THOSE PRAYERS I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.