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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.

degerative bones in the back and arthritis

Hello there! I am 40 years old male and I was diagnosed with arthritis. Over the time arthritis caused degeneration of bones in the back, and this causes me such pain, sometimes pain killers don’t even work. Is there anybody with similar experience?

by User avatar lather1746

Getting surgery and would like advice

Hello everyone. I am new to posting on this site but I have been on here many times reading everyone’s thoughts and feelings at the topic on hand. First I want to thank everyone who has posted in the past. This site has helped me cope with what I am dealing with. So my story. I am a 31 year...

by User avatar Vena223105220

Micro-discectomy recovery

hello everybody. i had an L5-S1 microdiscectomy three weeks ago. the surgery went just fine bit it seems to have really irritated the nerve root and now my leg is actually more painful now than it was the surgery. my doc seems unconcerned, but is not the most talkative guy in the world, and i am...

by User avatar Guest

spondylothesis - types of surgery, how long after surgery will take back to doing sports?

I've got a question about suregery of spondylolisthesis. Is the surgery always need metal roads or it is possible to stabilise the spine without any metal in my body? I'm playing a lot of sports, mainly football, and I need to know, how long after surgery it would take till I could again doing...

by User avatar Guest

Anterior or posterior fusion?

I had c6 and c7 done thru the front in 1990.  Have had 23 good years. Now my neck is a mess. i have a weak rt arm and the numbness in my rt arm. It's been 3 months. Dr gave me 2 options, fuse c4 and c5 thru front which should fix my problem or go thru back and do 4,5,6,7 and fix the curve issue but...

by User avatar Guest

post op c4,c5,c6,c7 fusion

I have had 2 cervical fusions with anterior approach, one incision on left and one on right side. I have accepted all the post op problems such as scapula pain, arthritis pain, reticulopathy symptoms in left arm and hand but I have been experiencing a very scarry symptom in the last 5 months. I...

by User avatar althea51

Sugery Or No Sugery?

After spending some time reading about Anterior Cervical Sugery Posts, Im concerned that I will feel worse instead of better if I move forward with the surgery on April 9th.. Right now I'm funtional except for pain while sleeping in my right arm and my right arm's strength is probably 30% weaker...

by User avatar Guest

Lower Lumbar Sprain

hello, I am researching on a treatment on lumbar sprain. Is rest needed? I would be very grateful for every response.

by User avatar emelda825

Lack of energy and motivation

I have been on oxycodone for 2 yrs for chronic back pain. Without going into the level of my disgusting current life, I want to find a doctor that can help me get my life back. I have tried many injections (epidural and facet ). I have had two disk fused 2 yrs ago and with the level of pain and...

by User avatar wilgetbkone184632

complication with spinal stenosis,radiculothapy,osteoarthrit

>;) I have been diagnosed with spinal stenosis, radiculopathy, oosteoarthitis, degenerative disc disease,IBS, now with a herniated disc in my neck. I woke up one morning and my left hand had turned completely white extreme pain in the left arm, next day woke up to purple fingers. When to the...

by User avatar sandy johnson