| I am happy and proud to acknowledge as well
how much I have learned from my teachers, other
neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons,
chiropractors, podiatrists, young residents,
trainers, fellows, nurses, students, visiting
professors and surgeons, never fearful of
questioning me and willing to share their ideas
and to relinquish ideas they previously held.
(Many were constructive, contributing co-workers
in my clinical work and clinical studies. Their
contributions are known and acknowledged.) I
thank Elizabeth L. Gould, Ronald Soderquist,
Ph.D., my son, Stanley, for his computerized
model demonstrating laser thermodiskoplasty
shrinking a lumbar disc, and my staff, including
Nancy Carmichael, Jenise Bell, Bonnie Northcutt,
Helen Guerro, Thrisa Pollock, Sunny Chaing,
Eleanor Yuan, Ben Liu, and others for their
support and research on this project. In
addition, I'd like to thank Thomas Pollack, D.C.,
Thomas Clifford, M.D., Garth Embree, M.D.,
William Stryker, M.D., Timothy Ross, M.D., and
William Davis, M.D. of Memphis, Tennessee for
their help and knowledge, and Judy Susuki for
preparing the illustrations, and Nancy Carmichael
for demonstrating the back exercises.
It is impossible to list individually each of
the dear friends whom I care for and whose caring
for me has supported me during my years of
training, practice, and writing this book. I do
so non-verbally with joyful confidence that this
expression of my good fortune and thankfulness
will nevertheless be heard.
Above all, I wish to thank my father, Dr.
Stanley Chiu, my mother, Irene, my wife, Susan,
my children, Stanley, Elizabeth, Christina and
John Jr. for their patience and critique,
especially Elizabeth for her reading and
comments.
Finally, I thank the editor and publisher,
Bill Harrel, for his continued efforts, concern,
encouragement, and advice.
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