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Welcome To

Orthobiologics Associates

At Orthobiologics Associates we are a multispecialty Team of medical professionals dedicated to educating every one of our patients and prospective patients about the resources and tools available to them outside of the traditional, symptoms-based drugs and surgery model.

We do not believe in telling patients what to do but empowering them with information and options so that they can make a good decision about how they will ultimately solve their problem and achieve the future quality of life that they deserve. We do not believe in a one size fits all symptoms-based approach, but an individualized program designed to not only alleviate pain and symptoms but to improve quality of life in the long term and promote health and wellbeing.

Get A Consultation

During your in-person consultation, you’ll speak directly with your Discseel® Physician, discussing your prior tests and procedures, prior injections, or even surgeries if you’ve had surgery. You’ll be examined and you’ll have as much time as you’d like to ask your Physician questions. This is a good opportunity to receive detailed answers to all your questions that other Physicians haven’t explained to your satisfaction. When your symptoms begin interfering with your activities or sleep, then it’s time to seek help.

Have An Annulogram ™ Performed

The annulogram™ is a pain-free test that identifies subtle tears in your discs that the MRI or discography can’t. We test every disc in the region to identify even the most subtle disc tears. This allows us to be proactive, addressing small tears before they lead to large herniations or degeneration. The annulogram™ is so important that its a necessary part of the Discseel® Procedure. During your annulogram™, X-ray contrast is mixed with a little antibiotic, and is injected into the outer annulus fibrosus of your disc to identify subtle disc tears. Next, Fibrin is injected into each tear to immediately seal the disc. Over the following months, the Fibrin promotes disc tissue growth, sealing and healing previously torn discs.

Receive Treatment

The Discseel® Procedure takes approximately 40 minutes and is performed in an outpatient facility. You wil be offered mild sedation. During the procedure, your physician uses xray fluoroscopy and injects contrast mixed with antibiotic into each disc in the region to precisely identify disc tears. Next, using x-ray fluoroscopy, the two components which make Fibrin (prothrombin and fibrinogen), are simultaneously injected into the tears of your annulus fibrosus, making Fibrin in the disc, sealing your torn and damaged discs. Fibrin is FDA-approved biologic with many other applications in the human body, and in the disc used as an accepted, off-label use of an FDA approved biologic (this is analogous to steroids in epidural injections). The fibrin will seal the disc tears and promote tissue growth over the following months, thus sealing and healing the discs.

Up And Moving Within 24 Hours

Following your Discseel ® Procedure, you will rest in recovery for 30 minutes. Most people experience temporary increased and different symptoms before improvement. We’d like you to walk with assistance the following day and increase your activity as tolerated. Increase your activities in 10% increments until you are at 100% of your desired activity. Most experience relief at 3-6 months post procedure because our discs heal slowly.

The Comparison

As a result of his innovative work using biologics to treat the spine, Dr. Kevin Pauza has appeared on many news and television networks. He has also been featured in publications such as: The New York Times, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal.

Spine treated with microscopic needles in the Discseel® Procedure

Spine treated with screws and rods that were used in spinal fusion surgery

Chronic Low Back Pain

Low back pain doesn’t need to dominate your life, because the Discseel® Procedure is available. Fibrin is superior to stem cells in the disc, because natural Fibrin first seals disc tears, and then heals those torn discs. Stem cells can’t yet do this.

4,000+

Discseel® Procedures Performed (1)

82%

Of Discseel® Procedure Patients Report An Improvement And A Reduction In Overall Pain (2)

30%

Of Patients Who Previously Had A Failed Spinal Surgery Get Relief From A Spinal Fusion (3)

Statistic is measured across all locations in the United States.

of Discseel® Procedure patients report an improvement and a reduction in overall pain.
of patients who previously had failed spinal surgery get relief from a Spinal Fusion

The Discseel® Procedure Vs. Spinal Fusion

For decades, physicians have been recommending spinal fusions to patients, only for them to fail. These life-altering procedures have lead to some of the highest percentage of surgical failures and opioid dependency among surgical patients. So the real question is: why are doctors not recommending a procedure that has greater success? It’s simple. An average spinal fusion patient is worth between $250,000 and $750,000 in insurance payouts over the patient’s lifetime. It was the high failure that lead to the creation of the Discseel® Procedure. So how do the two procedures compare to each other? Here are some facts:

1) In over 40% of patients that receive a spinal fusion, the fusion does not address the long term source of the pain.

2) At least 1/3 of all spinal fusion patients need a second or third fusion of their spine within 10 years.

3) The Discseel® Procedure has been successful in permanently relieving back pain in 70% of patients that had a previous failed spinal procedure, such as a spinal fusion

Can The Discseel® Procedure help your Low Back Pain?

Neck Pain Conditions That The Discseel ® Procedure Has Successfully Treated

Degenerative Disc Disease

Degenerative discs are the result of wear and tear on your spine. The Discseel® Procedure is a non-surgical procedure that seals disc tears, and then promotes growth to heal those once damaged discs.

Annular tear

These kinds of injuries can occur over decades and are hard to heal due to poor blood circulation the disc. The Discseel® Procedure helps to repair the damage!

Chronic Low Back Pain

Chronic back pain most often reflects disc tears, and disc tears cause disc degeneration, bulges, and herniations, and that’s exactly what the Discseel ® Procedure treats. The Discseel ® Procedure can help! Don’t hesitate to contact us for an evaluation.

Sciatica

Degenerative discs are the result of wear and tear on your spine. The Discseel ® procedure is a non-surgical procedure that seals disc tears, and then promotes growth to heal those once damaged discs.

Herniated Disc

Disc herniation isn’t the direct cause of pain as was once thought. Instead, the leakage associated with herniated discs is responsible for inflammation and pain. With the Discseel ® Procedure, you can live your life pain free while doing activities you enjoy. Find out if this life-improving procedure is optimal for you.

Our Team

DR. GERALD MASTAW

Medical Director, Board Certified Interventional Pain Management

Dr. Gerald (Jerry) Mastaw, MD is an interventional pain management physician.

DR. ROSEMARY DALY

D.O., DABPM

Dr. Daly is an Interventional Pain Physician and is board certified in Interventional Pain Medicine Management and Anesthesiology.

DR. VINCENT DEPASQUALE

D.C.

Dr. Depasquale is also the Co-Founder of NSI Stem Cell and NSI Integrative wellness. Founder of Orthobiologics Associates and The Center for Integrative Healing.