It has been 1 year since I had surgery at Back Institute and it has given me back my life. 2 specialists at renowned hospitals in Chicago(I am from Illinois) had told me I needed fusions and serious back surgery necessitating a hospital stay and a long rehab. Dr. Lombardi performed non-traumatic back surgery, repaired my back without fusions and without trauma to the spine and several hours after surgery, I went out to dinner with my husband. I went in to surgery in unbelievable pain using a cane and came out pain-free. I cannot say enough good things about Back Institute.