165: Back Pain, Back Surgery, and the LESS Procedure with Dr. Choll Kim

Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill

Natalie Jill

Business, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 607 Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

I have been REALLY looking forward to this special episode…if you've follow me on social media, you know I've shared my recent history with my back injury and back pain. You also know that I've spent my whole career teaching you the things you need to do, to avoid future back pain. Well, needless to say, I ended up in surgery with the BEST surgeon around, Dr. Choll Kim.

…and side note, I could go on for DAYS about his credentials.. But here are the main things to note: He graduated cum laude from Harvard Medical School and completed his fellowship training in complex spine surgery at the Mayo Clinic. In addition, he is double-board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Board of Spine Surgery.

AND he is an internationally recognized expert in the field of computer-assisted minimally invasive spine surgery. He has trained and continues to train specialists throughout the country on the safe and effective application of state-of-the-art techniques using image guidance and navigation technologies.

Join in today and learn exactly how Dr. Choll Kim Leveled ME up!

In this episode, we talk about:

How everyone is susceptible to back injuries
Why the LESS method is the best around
How you can set yourself up for success
Why choosing the best doctors is important for your health

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Natalie Jill, fat loss expert turned high performance coach.
0:07.1	When odds are stacked against us, how do we shift and create everything from nothing?
0:11.0	How do we level up when we aren't feeling it yet or we've had a big setback?
0:15.2	On this podcast, I'll be talking to some of the most inspiring and courageous men and women on this planet who, at their
0:20.9	worst, learned how to achieve success greater than they ever dreamed possible, leveling up and
0:26.9	creating everything from nothing. I've been really looking forward to this special episode,
0:36.2	all about back pain, injury, and solutions for it.
0:40.9	Now, many of you know if you followed me on social media and other places that I have had years
0:46.9	of dealing with back pain, as many of you have years of it. In fact, most of my workouts, actually
0:53.2	all of my workouts that I used to
0:54.7	create in fitness were all based around how to strengthen your core so you can avoid feeling
1:03.0	the problems with back pain. Many of us as we age, we get something called degenerative disc disease.
1:08.8	It's very common. If you were to do an MRI on most people in their
1:12.9	40s, 50s, and beyond, you would see some form of degenerative disc disease. Now, whether some people feel
1:18.3	pain or don't notice it at all, that's all very individual. And I spent years in the fitness space
1:23.9	working on how do I strengthen my core and my glutes so I don't feel the pain of
1:28.7	degenerative disease. Now, I've had two surgeries on my back. Many of you know my story behind
1:34.1	my disc rupture. If not, I'm going to share it in this episode more. But today, I have my surgeon
1:39.8	joining us, one of my favorite humans and a top surgeon in the world, Dr. Chol Kim. And we're going to be
1:46.9	sharing my journey, my story behind this, and also where he fits into the equation and how he's
1:52.1	just literally changed my life and my relationship around pain. So a little about Dr. Kim,
1:58.9	and as a side note, I could go on for days about his credentials.
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