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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.

Use of new technologies applied to movement disorders and sharing.

As many of you know, now it is possible to know at every moment what other people do, think, feel… and you can know this the exactly moment that a person does, thinks, feels… Is it no great? The question now could be: Would you like to follow a person with a movement disorder and know what this...

by User avatar distoweb136881

surgery on Thursday

Scheduled for Thursday, 3/1/07. Woke up on 12/19 and felt like someone had beat me on my arm all night. Of course, its before christmas and there was not time to see a doctor till the day after christmas. Even with all the pain. Gone through loads of pain meds, anti inflammatories, etc.,...

by User avatar meesaz25773

What is causing back swelling and accompanying pain?

Hello. I'm a female and I have some questions about my husband’s present health state. About three or four months he started to complain on some strange symptoms such as back swelling. He is describing it like something pushes his insides towards other parts of the body. I didn’t pay too much...

by User avatar Guest

mid back discomfort

I have been experiencing tightness in my neck and in the muscles running into the rhomboid region. Also discomfort in my mid back, it is not quite as tight, but I have been told that I have a lot of tension in my rhomboid and trapezius area, lower back does feel better, but I notice that if I go...

by User avatar quincey31883

Facet injections and Radio Frequency Neurotomy

Hi I was rear ended early last year and have been dealing with neck pain and shoulder pain on the right side, and numbness/tingling in my fingers on the same side. Finally, after months of chiro and physical therapy I have seen a pain specialist who has given me first trigger point injections and...

by User avatar aliw139893

Can decompression be done under anesthesia in central disc protrusion?

Hello, folks. My brother has been diagnosed with central disc protrusion. He is in great pain, so I think he will go for a surgical option. I would like to know if decompression can be done under anesthesia. I would be very grateful if someone could tell me something more. Thanks.

by User avatar cody73292220

Torticolis

My best friend’s daughter was born with congenital muscular torticollis. Her neck is stiff and rotated on her left side and can’t be moved on the other. What is there to know about this? Is it some sort of genetic anomaly and can it be fully resolved. They have been shown certain stretching...

by User avatar valaria399

cervical spondyltic disease

I suffered from neck stiffness which I thought was caused because of the position of my head when I am at work. When the numbness sensation in the hands started I went to see neurologist. He sent me to do MRI. He set diagnose after MRI. It was cervical spondylotic myelopathy. He left me without...

by User avatar berri819

Which are best mattresses?

Hi, I have problems with my back because of my mattress. It’s old and I need to buy a new one. But this time, I want to find a good one, that will last long and be comfortable. What should I look for in a mattress?

by User avatar sumlin1503

Cervical Spine Fusion, Right Leg Pain

Answered by a doctor

Almost 2 years ago, I had cervical fusion at C3-4 and C4-5, with titanium plate. Wore Miami J brace for 6 weeks. I experienced a great degree of hand numbness post surgery, which is about 50% gone now. I'm careful with neck movements. BUT....in the last 2 or 3 months, my right leg gets very...

by User avatar Guest