“lower back pain”

I came here with so much pain and little hope. After surgery, I sit here today with no pain and feeling good about life again. Lori (PA) has been so helpful, understanding and congenial each visit. She is truly an asset to Dr Behrend. Before surgery, when Lori was on vacation, it was up to Dr Behrend to go over pre-op procedures with me. He was very thorough, he listened and he explained everything so well. I would recommend this team to anyone with pain. Thank you both for your wonderful help and honorable bedside manners.

“I did it, anyway!”

Because I was in so much pain, my quality of life was bad. Family & friends discouraged me from having surgery at my age, 76. I still want to function on my own. The Scoliosis surgery was 8 hours long and the recovery was hard. I would do it again, because I have my life back and it' s much better! Thank you
Dr. Behrend.

“Very personable. A Dr patients can relate to!”

Dr Behrend is a life saver. He's given me whole new outlook on life!

“Back at the Gym!”

I was referred to Dr Behrend from AZ Pain and had jumped through all the hoops of therapy and back shots. At 62 I was terrified of back surgery since when I was growing up it was a coin flip whether it worked or not. When I met Dr. Behrend I was immediately confident he knew what he was doing. He told me what they were going to do with L4/L5 and I asked "what about the microfractures?" He said "I am going to fix those too." He wasn't arrogant or pompous, he just believed in his abilities so I did too. Also three nurses at the hospita told me what a good choice I had made with him which made me feel warm and fuzzy as well. I am glad I had back surgery. The majority of the sciatica is gone and I am back at the gym lifting again "not stupid lifting, more reps." My wife and I liked Dr. Behrend so much that we are scheduling my wife for surgery because she has the same issues. Hope the office offers a two for one special.I give Dr. Behrend my highest recommendation.

“Herniated disc and siatica”

I was in an extreme amount of pain for about 8 weeks and could not stand, walk or sit. After multiple MRI denials by my medical insurance, I paid for the MRI out of pocket. After an appointment with doctor Behrend and his assistant Lori Troxel, they took care of everything in such a professional, compassionate manner.
They promptly scheduled surgery and relieved my agonizing, crippling pain. I am so thankful for all they have done.

“excellent”

careing and ready to listen

“Professional, caring, and trust worthy surgeon.”

Dr. Behrend has been very thorough and professional concerning my condition. I have great trust in him and his abilities as a surgeon. He is very caring, personable, and spends time to answer and questions I may have concerning my diagnosis.

“my experience was great”

everything i was told came true. the patience that everyone had with let me know they care. my back is doing great

“A call that changed my life!”

Over the course of life I developed neck pain, stiffness, and loss of motion. I believe that I injured my neck as a teenager but brushed it off as a mild sport injury that would heal in time. Years later it effects nearly every aspect of my life. Pain while sleeping, terrible headaches, neck/upper back/shoulder pain was all apart of my daily life. Living my life around my neck pain had become routine. My pain started to become worse, unbearable really. After an MRI it became clear I needed to see a spine specialist. My husband had a wonderful experience with OrthoAZ with his injury, so they were my first call. A call that changed my life! Not only does Dr. Behrend listen, he is compassionate and understanding. I was in a state of a miserable existence and he was able to take the time to teach me what was happening. I elected to do ACDF and it's like being reborn. I have no pain--NONE! I can do the things I only watched others do. He and his staff changed my life!

“Lori”

I truly appreciate Lori being able to see me even though I was 30 minutes late due to my car not starting. The staff is always so courteous and Lori's disposition is so friendly and she explains everything for me to understand whats going on when I have pain.

“Great accomplished doctor and staff. I am in good hands with no pain from the surgeries.”

Dr. Behrend is wonderful doctor
with great empathy for his patients. I havehad great care and a great outcome with the three surgeries.

“Awesome”

Was wonderful and helped take away all the pain. Made it a very comfortable process.

“Wonderful”

Dr Behrend is the very best ... Highly recommended

“he cared about me and my pain level.”

when i saw him all he wanted to do was to help me get rid of the pain in my lower back.

“Very positive”

I am so very glad I chose Dr Behrend. He listened to my concerns and explained everything to me in terms that I could understand.
Lori was so very helpful with all of my day to day progress

“Restored my life”

I appreciate the detailed explanations of what was wrong and the time spent answering my questions. You solved my issues!

“wonderful experience!”

Dr Behrend is a blessing! I came to him on a referral from another Dr in the OrthoArizona group and it was my best referral in 6 years! Dr Behrend listened to my complains of pain with compassion and thoughtfulness. When I returned to follow up with him he already had a plan in mind on how to deal with my problem and discussed it with me giving me the knowledge I needed to make a decision to leave pain behind me.
The follow up care with Dr Behrend was gentle but careful to the point of getting me back to feeling myself again. The pain I experienced after the surgery and physical therapy were no where near what a relief it was to be done with the pain and restraints put on my life before surgery! I would recommend seeing Dr Behrend to anyone with the painful life I had before meeting him.
Thank you Dr Behrend for giving me back a life!

“great job”

top rate.off the charts

“Back on my feet”

From my first visit to the post op appointment, Dr Behrend and Lori have been amazing! They answer every question and make sure I am taken care of. I would highly recommend everyone to see Dr Berhend for any back pain.

“Great experience”

I had been experiencing neck and shoulder pain for about 7 years. I had shooting pains down my left arm with numbness in fingers on my left hand. I came to see Dr Behrend and he was happy to spend time with me to make sure he understood what I was experiencing and explaining my options. I decided to move forward with surgery to try and reduce the shooting pains down my arm that were unbearable.
I am so happy I did it. It has been 10 weeks now and the shooting pains are completely gone. There is still some neck pain and soreness. I will start physical therapy to try to eliminate some of that and increase my range of motion.
I am very happy with the outcome of the surgery and feel like I can start to do some of the things that I haven't been able to do for years.
Thank you Dr Behrend and team!

“Truly life changing!”

Dr. Behrend gave clear expectations for risk and recovery. He was patient and kind and made me feel like I was doing the best thing for me. This surgery has changed my life and I owe it all to Dr. Behrend!

“Surgery improved my quality of life tremendously!”

Dr. Behrend is not only a great surgeon but has great bedside manners! Listens and addresses each concern! Feel blessed to have had him as my surgeon!

“it was a very good experience”

it has been very good

“Good experience”

wonderful experience.

“extremely helpful from the first visit, and all the way to surgery.”

had a foot drop of my right foot. Dr. Behrends right away felt that surgery would be the best approach, after reviewing the mri.my foot drop disappeared after 2 to 3 weeeks after surgery. no problems since then.

“everything as he explained worked out great”

I am well satisfied

“great”

great very happy i did it here

“I can feel my foot again...”

When my pain consultant doctor, Dr Thompson refered me to Dr Behrend, i have been living with chronic back pain for a few years and did not just understand why.

But only a few days after the surgery, i could suddenly feel my foot and toes touching the floor when i stood up. I had realized that i had forgotten what's like to know the full feeling of my right foot.

I do not have a low back pain anymore, which is a kind of wierd concept to me.

Thank you, Doctors to eliminate my back pain so that i can live a good quality of life. Stacy Goshinksa

“lt was a miracle.”

excellent

“Excellent”

I appreciated the time he took to give me a diagnosis quickly and then offer treatment plans before going to surgery.

“Recovery from decompression surgery”

I had tried everything from chiropractic, massage, trigger point injections to physical therapy. I was still unable to walk around the block. I had an MRI and was told to see a surgeon. I researched various back surgeons and chose Dr. Behrend. In our first meeting he recommended me to a pain clinic for injections to see if I could get relief. Unfortunately the pain doctor took my treatment way beyond steroid injections. I ended up having a spinal stimulator implanted in my back. This did not work. I then had a new procedure. The doctor placed a Vertiflex spacer in my spine. This also was unsuccesful.
I went back to Dr. Behrend and was scheduled for decompression surgery. The first 2 weeks, I still had pain that limited my activities. After 2 weeks the pain was gone and I am now back to enjoying life thanks to Dr. Behrend.

“such good results regret not doing surgery sooner”

Dr. Behrend had such a calm demeanor from the beginning and it kept me feeling confident in his ability to help me throughout the entire experience.

“This surgery has made a huge difference in my life. I'm finally pain free.”

Dr. Behrend is one of the most caring doctors i have ever meant. He explained everything so throughly . His staff did excellent job of also taking care of my needs. I highly recommend him to anyone having back and neck pain.

“Dr Behrend and Lori are fantastic!”

I was very nervous about having back surgery and Dr Behrend was very thorough and took the time to explain all of my options.

“excellent”

the doctor is a good listener and problem solver, with a minimum time in surgery and excellent follow up.

“one of the best surgery experience i have ever had.”

When it comes to back/ spinal surgery it is a very scaring thing to conccider. i was living with chronic pain for almost 10 years and have done everything i could to help relive my pain, surgery was my last option. I have seen many doctors, and it took me months to find Dr. Bahrend i shopped around and did my research. He is amazing he listens to ALL of your concerns, and does all the necessary test to help find out exactly what is going on and how to approach it. the surgery went perfectly and as expected. my pain has been reduced by over 80% and couldn't be happier.. thank you so so much!!

“excellent”

i was made to feel confident of my surgery right from the start

“everything went great I have no pain”

Doctor Behrend was fantastic, my knee pain even went away, I am so glad I had the surgery done, thank you

“MY HERO!!!”

I have not one negative thing to say! Dr. Behrend came into my life when I could hardly function with simple day to day tasks. I had been suffering for 25 years with severe low back pain. Through the years not one Dr. would get to the root of my problem. I will never forget my first visit. He looked me in the eye and told me that I was fixable. That he could do what needed to be done. As scared as I was, I totally trusted him with all my heart! The day of surgery I could tell right away that I was fixed! I even cried as I did laps around the hospital. The recovery took some time. I had a bad reaction to the glue that was used and Dr. Behrend took the time to scrape it off and help me with the itching pain. The amazing staff was always there with my millions of questions and phone calls. What a great practice Dr. Behrend has! I will forever be grateful each day to him. I pray that his talented hands will be blessed to help many others as he has helped me! I love you Dr. Behrend!

“Over all the end results seem to be what i had hoped for”

The surgery went well. The first two weeks were a little more pain full then I had expected. I ended back in emergency care and then in a rehab center. All the people that cared for me every where I was at were very nice.

“Dr. Behrend and Team are Best in Spine Surgery”

Dr. Behrend took the time to explain my diagnosis and surgery options. He took the time to listen to what I think is best for me while guiding me to the option that worked. He and his team are very efficient in procedure days and all pre/post visits. Lori helped me through my surgery day and post op needs. She takes the time to listen and advise expectations.

Overall, the entire office, Dr. Behrend, and Lori care about their patients. I feel like I am in good hands and will be taken care of by this team.

“Dr. Behrend is AMAZING”

Dr, Behrend is knowledgeable, kind, compassionate and accurate. I had a serious extruding disc that was causing an immense amount of pain and numbness. Within the first visit Dr. Behrend had x-rays taken and developed a treatment plan that didn't delay getting me on the road to recovery. The only downside is that there isn't a clone of this wonderful man so that he can do surgery and clinical appointments at the same time. I went from being bedridden to back on my feet almost immediately after surgery. I have already recommended Dr. Behrend to friends and family who have needed an orthopedist and would not hesitate to recommend him or see him again if the need ever arose. Thank you for giving me back my life Dr. Behrend!

“Fantastic result from a great specialist and his staff”

I cannot express enough gratitude for the outstanding result of my surgery. It is the best I've felt in 16 years. Moreover, from the first appointment, surgery, and post visits, I have been in great hands with Doctor Behrend and his staff. Genuine people who care about their patient. I'd highly recommend anyone who has cervical pain issues, to seek out no other than this amazing team. Simply good people, and again, I am highly appreciative

“Outstanding recovery from pain.”

Was reluctant to have spinal surgery but the orientation explained by Dr. Behrend helped me to be more comfortable with the intendedprocedure. The worst part of the surgery was the first two weeks of recovery. A lot of pain! Then the next four weeks were tolerable and got better every day. Now all the pain is gone and I am very pleased. My follow ups were all with NP Lorie and she was very knowledgable and helped me to understand all that I needed to know.

“Overall great experience”

My experience with Dr. Behrend and his staff was wonderful. Dr Behrend is very kind, compassionate, and listened to my needs. I had surgery on L4-L5 and L5-S1 and would be lying if I said I didn't have any ups and downs with my recovery process but overall the expectations of the experience were met. I'm no longer having the sciatic pain that caused me to resort to surgery in the first place. I'm very pleased with the way things went and I've begun doing things that pain has prevented me from doing in the past.

“Excellent doctor”

Very happy

“Dr Behrend is the most caring knowledgeable Dr I h”

Both Dr Behrend and Lori were in sync the entire time. The diagnosis and the surgery were exactly as he describe and the recovery was exemplary. The entire experience was like casting a broken bone - no complications and they made it look easy.

“Blessed and grateful for his skills, ethics and values. Gr8 Doc”

I am an RN with 20 years of experience working in hospitals with doctors from a variety of specialties. I have met docs that were amazing and some that were not so amazing. Dr. Behrend is one of the amazing docs. I truly think he is one of the best docs I have encountered, For almost five years I had intractable shoulder/hand pain.from a traumatic injury. Or what I thought was shoulder/hand pain, Dr. Behrend identified my neck as being the source of the problem. He was right. After a cervical fusion most of my shoulder/hand issues were resolved.

“It was great”

It was a wonderful experience

“Experience was great.”

No more numbness no more pain in my legs. I would recommend Dr. Behrend to anyone.

“This is the best decision l have ever made for pain relief of my back!”

Every visit from the initial visit to the diagnosis and the surgery all went as planed. All questions were explained in detail and the P.A. was extremely good & professional. The entire staff was always kind and courteous on every visit. My many thanks for a job well done!

“excellent trust in dr b diagnosis,s”

great

“Amazing doctor and surgeon”

Dr. Behrend and his PA Lori are nothing short of amazing. I had a laminectomy and fusion of L3-L5 due to pain and numbness in both legs and feet. The pain was gone the day of surgery. He and his staff are personable and caring. I am a provider, and will be sending my patients to him. Great results and follow up.

“Successful back surgery”

Everything was very well explained. My back surgery has been successful. After four weeks I have little or no pain.Everyone has been very professional, kind and attentive. I would definitely recommend Dr B

“excellent surgeon”

excellent surgeon and assistant.

“A favorable experience.”

Very good. I was apprehensive at first and hopeful that surgery would not be required. But I do not regret the decision to have this surgery. It has worked out well so far.