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Spine & Spinal Nerve Disorders

Discuss topics related to spinal cord injury, spinal discs, back and neck pain, osteoporosis, sciatica, scoliosis, spondylosis, stenosis, and whiplash on this forum.

post op c4-5 acdf, with stenosis, removal of osteophytes in Jan. 2007 still have arm pain and weakn

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Please advise if this is usual result. i am very uncomfortable most of the time and lack control of hands and fingers. Muscle spasms on right side of neck and down to shoulder blade in the back. unable to perform my job duties, which includes pushing, pulling and lifting equipment. Please advise.

by User avatar julie2unc

Spinal tap

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My sister have had an accident the other day, she fell and unfortunately, hit the floor with the back of her head. Luckily, she feels just fine, but still we are all worried that there might be some consequences. I mean she did hit very hard. Anyway, she talked t a doctor and he said that the only...

by User avatar ewell33524

Tailbone and thigh pain

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I am a 44 year old female, had a L5 disc herniation diagnosed six months ago and have had steroid injections for this. I now have pain in my tailbone and thigh, I am having an MRI soon and am concerned that it may be a tumour. Any ideas?

by User avatar Chrissy

spinal back pain

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Hello! I am 49 and lately I have a real problem with spinal back pain and this spinal back pain is even more presented when I stand or walk and is usually accompanied with leg pain also-sometimes my legs are swollen and my leg muscles are weak especially if I walk long distances. The situation...

by User avatar nelie31742

spinal disc herniation

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Hi, I have been experiencing intense pain in my lower back that sometimes radiates on my left leg for a really long time. My wife insisted that I should see a doctor and because the pain was getting stronger I decided to listen to her. The doctor preformed a number of physical tests and said that he...

by User avatar weider31755

cervical fusion

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I had cervical fusion 3 weeks ago. The pain I'm having from this seems to be more than when I had lumbar fusion last summer. I have just recently developed muscle spasms in my right shoulder is this normal. Also how long does it take to actually begin to feel better? Lots of stiffness in the neack...

by User avatar aprice1102

my back pain

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I have chronic back pain for many months and according to X rays I have done yesterday I have some growth in my thoracic spine. They said it is mild degenerative change. I am only 32 and it's seriously taking a toll on my mental health. If this is what I have at 32, I see myself in more misery and...

by User avatar kristoffer31502

Cervical spine stenosis and bowel problems

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My father has been diagnosed with cervical spine stenosis. He is 61 years old and he has been experiencing some troubles with his neck and shoulders. In the beginning, he was complaining of some numb feeling in these areas but later he started having problems with coordination and balance. Also he...

by User avatar Guest

back pain

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hello. I am 19 years old and twice in the past week i have woken up to the worst pain in my lower back on the left side. The pain is absolutly horrible for 30 minutes and then goes away. While I'm in this pain I can hardly move and it increases whenever I do move. Since my apendix is on the right...

by User avatar alicia

What is patent neural formina of the cervical spine

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After struggling with constant neck pain since an accident I has 4 years ago, I’ve finally been given an MRI and it's results show that I have patent neural formina of the cervical spine... can anyone help me to understand what is patent neural formina of the cervical spine?? Is that something...

by User avatar Guest