Blake N Staub's Online Review Report Card

It was excellent!

Dr. Staub was great to work with. He explained the procedure well and gave me a lot of confidence that the surgery was going to solve my problem. I had been experiencing a loss of strength in my left arm for some time. Dr. Staub prescribed an MRI, CT scan, and additional nerve tests to confirm his diagnosis. I was immediately better following surgery. I began to regain function in my arm within hours. It has been one month now and I continue to feel better and you can barely see my scar. I would recommend Dr. Staub and Texas Back Institute to anyone experiencing spine problems.

Dr. Staub was great to work with. He explained the procedure well and gave me a lot of confidence that the surgery was going to solve my problem. I had been experiencing a loss of strength in my left arm for some time. Dr. Staub prescribed an MRI, CT scan, and additional nerve tests to confirm his diagnosis. I was immediately better following surgery. I began to regain function in my arm within hours. It has been one month now and I continue to feel better and you can barely see my scar. I would recommend Dr. Staub and Texas Back Institute to anyone experiencing spine problems.

I had back pain that grew progressively worse over the last 20 years and for the last 5 years, it significantly limited my ability to be on my feet for more than 10 minutes at a time. For many years, chiropractic treatments and physical therapy provided relief, but at a certain point, my problems no longer responded to those non-invasive options. In my mind, surgery was an option of last resort because of the stories I had heard about procedures that were unsuccessful, or left the patient worse off than before the surgery. I was referred to the Texas Back Institute by a couple of different sources. Dr. Blake Staub performed surgery on my back 3 months ago. Since that time, I have had NO pain in my spine. I am becoming more active with each day and my only limitations are related to my back muscles being out of shape. I wish I had chosen to have the surgery years ago.

I had back pain that grew progressively worse over the last 20 years and for the last 5 years, it significantly limited my ability to be on my feet for more than 10 minutes at a time. For many years, chiropractic treatments and physical therapy provided relief, but at a certain point, my problems no longer responded to those non-invasive options. In my mind, surgery was an option of last resort because of the stories I had heard about procedures that were unsuccessful, or left the patient worse off than before the surgery. What I gathered over my journey with my back is that it is often difficult to determine the specific cause of back pain, and each set of circumstances is different. I was referred to the Texas Back Institute a couple of years ago by a couple of different sources. Dr. Blake Staub performed surgery on my back 3 months ago. Since that time, I have had NO pain in my spine. I am becoming more active with each day and my only limitations are related to my back muscles being out of shape. I wish I had chosen to have the surgery years ago. Every case is different, but mine has turned out better than I could have imagined. I'm sharing my experience as a "Thank You" to Dr. Staub for his wisdom and surgical expertise. The result is an answer to many prayers.

I had an accident 23 years ago that left me with pars fractures at L5. Over time the L5 vertebra slipped forward causing degeneration of the disc btw L5/S1 resulting in my right foot to feel numb when walking and horrible sciatic pain. I went to 3 different neurosurgeons. One wanted to do a PLIF, another wanted to do an ALIF with traditional PLIF approach. Then I came upon Dr. Staub who also followed a similar approach (ALIF) BUT with minimally invasive PLIF (which has less recovery time/less pain). He seemed extremely confident, very easy to talk to, and down to earth. I had a list of questions and he answered every single one of them, never rushing me. I had surgery 9 days ago and I feel great! I can walk unassisted, no more sciatic pain, and I have officially stopped the pain meds. He knew exactly how much of the slip to correct as to not overstretch my nerves (he was the only one to mention this!!!). I knew I was in great hands the whole time. I have no regrets! Thank you Dr. Staub

I had an accident 23 years ago that left me with pars fractures at L5. Over time the L5 vertebrae slipped forward causing degeneration of the disc btw L5/S1 resulting in my right foot to feel numb when walking and horrible sciatic pain. I went to 3 different neurosurgeons. One wanted to do a PLIF, another wanted to do an ALIF with traditional PLIF approach. Then I came upon Dr. Staub who also followed a similar approach (ALIF) BUT with minimally invasive PLIF (which has less recovery time/less pain). He seemed extremely confident, very easy to talk to, and down to earth. I had a list of questions and he answered every single one of them, never rushing me. I had surgery 9 days ago and I feel great! I can walk unassisted, no more sciatic pain, and I have officially stopped the pain meds. He knew exactly how much of the slip to correct as to not overstretch my nerves (he was the only one to mention this!!!). I knew I was in great hands the whole time. I have no regrets! Thank you Dr. Staub, you are a wonderful doctor, I couldn't have asked for better!

I had an accident 23 years ago that left me with pars fractures at L5. Over time the L5 vertebrae slipped forward causing degeneration of the disc btw L5/S1 resulting in my right foot to feel numb when walking and horrible sciatic pain. I went to 3 different neurosurgeons. One wanted to do a PLIF, another wanted to do an ALIF with traditional PLIF approach. Then I came upon Dr. Staub who also followed a similar approach (ALIF) BUT with minimally invasive PLIF (which has less recovery time/less pain). He seemed extremely confident, very easy to talk to, and down to earth. I had a list of questions and he answered every single one of them, never rushing me. I had surgery 9 days ago and I feel great! I can walk unassisted, no more sciatic pain, and I have officially stopped the pain meds. He knew exactly how much of the slip to correct as to not overstretch my nerves (he was the only one to mention this!!!). I knew I was in great hands the whole time. I have no regrets! Thank you Dr. Staub, you are a wonderful doctor, I couldn't have asked for better!

I had my one and only appointment with Dr. Blake Staub on 7/1/2020. It's taken me some time to write my review because I wanted to do it with facts and eliminate the emotion. I gave Dr. Staub 1 star because I can't give him ZERO. I came to him in excruciating pain. After seeing a Neurology Specialist in Tarlov Cysts , that specialist told me he wasn't as concerned about my cysts on my spine a he was with the degeneration in my disks and told me I needed to see a Neurosurgeon. I did my research and have always had pleasant experiences with the Specialists at Texas Health, but not this time. Dr. Staub has a pleasant bedside manner, but he was very matter of fact that he just doesn't see anything to fix. I COULD HARDLY WALK!!! I came to him with an MRI of my Neck and Lower Back. He said they weren't good scans which the other Specialist agreed. So he ordered a new MRI. A week or so later after receiving my results he called and said that he just doesn't see anything worth surgery and Physical Therapy would be the best solution, but I did not need to come back for a follow up. Each day it was getting wore and I could NOT walk. I was then referred to DR. ROB DICKERMAN. Y'all I can't say enough great things about this Neurosurgeon. If you want the best GO TO DR> DICKERMAN. Hands down he will make you better. He ordered nerve testing on me and within a month he implanted a Neurostimulator and it is LIFE CHANGING!!

Dr. Staub and his staff (PA and admin. assistant) are caring and professional. Suffering from severe sciatic nerve pain the entire course of my right leg down through the big toe. Could not walk or stand basically. L4-L5 herniation. Microdiscectomy surgery was a huge success. After waking from the procedure I could walk pain free. A life changing event as able to travel once again. 20 - 30 years ago back surgery was to be avoided and feared. Do not fear these minimally invasive procedures as they can change your life to the positive, particularly in the hands of a skilled surgeon.