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EPISODE · Mar 25, 2026 · 50 MIN

From Disc Pain to Game Ready: The Advanced Spinal Restoration Therapy (ASRT) approach to Spine Care.

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Back pain is one of the most common diagnoses in medicine, and most people are told their only options are rest, medication, injections, or surgery. Dr. Brigitte Rozenberg is here to tell you there's a fourth path.On this episode of Sports Doc Talk, Will and Dr. Garcia welcome the LA-based spine specialist and creator of Advanced Spinal Restoration Therapy (ASRT) to walk through the exact non-surgical protocol she uses to get athletes, injury patients, and chronic pain sufferers back to full function without going under the knife.Dr. Rozenberg breaks down every device in her toolkit: the spinal decompression table that creates negative pressure to draw disc material back in, the robotic laser that triggers cellular healing, the neuromuscular stimulator running at 10,000 pulses per second, and the cutting-edge muscle-building device that can produce 20,000 muscle contractions in 30 minutes. She explains how these tools work together in a phased protocol and why combining them produces results that no single treatment can achieve alone.The episode also features a standout case study: a 16-year-old gymnast training for the Olympics who walked in unable to train, with disc desiccation and early signs of spondylolysis, and walked back out months later fully recovered. Dr. Garcia weighs in with the orthopedic surgeon's perspective throughout, offering a candid look at where surgery is necessary and where it's simply the last tool left when the right non-surgical care wasn't available.This one is for anyone who has been told to just manage their back pain. You might have more options than you think.00:00 Welcome & The Golden Globes Rant00:55 The Recovery Shop Sponsor Message01:45 Meet Dr. Brigitte Rozenberg04:00 What Is Advanced Spinal Restoration Therapy?09:00 Why Spinal Decompression Was the Missing Link13:00 The Sculp Neo: Rebuilding Muscle After Disc Injury19:00 Class IV Robotic Laser Therapy Explained23:00 How the ACUSA Decompression Table Works31:30 Neuro Me: Electrical Stimulation at 10,000 Pulses/Sec35:30 SoftWave Therapy: Acoustic Waves for Pain Relief38:00 Case Study: Olympic Gymnast & Disc Recovery45:30 The Surgeon's View: When to Operate, When Not To47:00 What's Next for Spine Care Technologysportsdoctalk.com | linktr.ee/sportsdoctalk | The Recovery Shop: [email protected]

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