Dr. Jeffrey M. DePanfilis

Jun 2020

Dr. Depanfilis has been helping heal me on and off since 2014 when I emergency back surgery. I blew out my L5 + S1 disc and had foot drop with major nerve damage down my right leg to the tips of my toes. I rehabbed for 1 year, safely with his direction as well as my coaches from OPEX GOLD COAST in Norwalk, CT. Dr Jeff, as I refer to him, was methodical and calculated with my treatment. Post surgery, after just a few weeks of stim, the nerve damage, numbing + tingling subsided and I was able to resume working out... slowly. 4 years after surgery I was more fit than pre surgery. During that time, I would book maintenance appointments to make sure my nerves were "loose" as he says. Most recently, actually April 27th during quarantine, I had a relapse with back pain, but it felt different from the April 2014 injury. I had lower back pain/muscle spasms on left side and numbing from my belly button down to my toes - in both legs which was new, and scared the sh*t out of me. I called Dr. Jeff and he immediately saw me, calmed my muscle spasm and assessed my situation, plotted out a plan and 3 weeks later, I was moving fluidly and started back exercising. Long story short, Dr. Jeff is 5 STARS!