Health & Fitness
From Agony to Axe Throwing
After decades of pain, one man found hope with a top spine surgeon. His road to recovery included a very unusual prescription.
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For decades, Scott Knox had resigned himself to a life of agonizing pain. Simple tasks like mowing the lawn would bring him to his knees, and his passion for axe throwing was just a painful memory. After years of failed treatments left him in a "dark place," he thought his life of activity was over for good.
But what if one doctor could change everything?
Enter Ramil Bhatnagar, M.D., an acclaimed orthopedic spine surgeon at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. With over 4,000 procedures to his name, he saw Scott's "mess" of a spine and said the four words Scott desperately needed to hear: "I can definitely fix this."
What followed was a major surgery and a unique recovery plan that—believe it or not—involved more axe throwing. Find out how Dr. Bhatnagar’s expertise helped Scott go from debilitating pain to being "axe-cited" to have his life back.
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