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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.

disk replacement surgery

Hello! After quite some time of suffering from the back pain I have been diagnosed with the degenerative disk disease. The disc is situated in the lumbar part of the spine. I have tried conventional methods but they didn’t help much. I am about to have a surgery and am thinking about the options....

by User avatar sharl424

Laminotomy or anterior cervical discectomy and fusion???

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I have stenosis in my neck with tingling and numbness down my arm.  I also have associated weakness in the arm as well.  Mine is due to degenerative disc disease.  I have been offered surgery as chiropractic, time, meds and epidural injections have failed.  Neurontin helps a bit...

by User avatar mommyO2193756

Spondylolysis, spondylolthesis, degenerative spondylosis -aw

Hi I am 43 year old female, I am having a MRI scan tomorrow and the reason is that I have got back pains that are constantly present to a greater or lesser degree. The possible reasons are all above - this is what the specialist is looking for when I have the MRI scan. I am worried that there...

by User avatar Guest

Cant sleep have severe lower back pain with numbness, tingling and aching in left arm and leg.

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I hope someone can help. I am a 26 year old with severe lower back pain which has been going on sence November 2007. Docs done xrays and mri's found nothing. Recently went on a roller coaster with 8 year old and now at night when i am trying to sleep left arm and leg become tingly and numb and they...

by User avatar tate

cervical radiculopthy

Hello, I have a question. My cousin will probably have cervical radiculopthy and I would like to know what is the cause to this procedure. Thank you very much!

by User avatar Guest

Ant. Cerv. Discectomy w/fusion vs. Percutaneous Arthroscopic Discectomy

I have a C4 lateral disc herniation. My neurosurgeon (an older,very experienced doctor) recommends an Anterior Cervical Discectomy with spinal fusion. I mentioned minimally invasive surgery (Percutaneous Arthroscopic Discectomy) and he said he knew of a couple local "quacks" who performed...

by User avatar jimlmt16162

L3-L4 Bulging Disc

August 29, 2006 I had surgery to remove a bulge between L3-L4. For a few weeks after surgery I had numbness under my left foot which continues. My left leg is numb all the way down to my foot. I continue to have lower back pain which limits my activites. I am seeing a new surgeon and have gone under...

by User avatar Complications After Back

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME/ CFS

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Hi. I am new here. I just found this site. I was diagnosed in September with Chronic Fatigue (An elevated blood test result of the Epstein Barr Virus). This is one of those 'mystery' diseases...but believe me it is very real. Maybe I missed it, but I did not see any posts on this particular health...

by User avatar OLDFLYGIRL3128

Having C4-5 and C6-7 Surgery in 5 days

I have been having pain since February, woke up with what I thought was a stiff neck and after 5 days numbness and tingling going down my L arm, pain in my L shoulder, and deep, deep muscle pain in my tricep muscle on the left. Not a candidate for injection, thank god!!, Went to 2 PT appts and...

by User avatar klitzer

Does anybody here have Sheuermanns disease?

I was diagnosed with this condition when i was 13, though i had bad back pain well before then.I have yet to find someone else with this condition.I have been to A&E before because of it and everytime i tell the doctors and nurses what i have they go "Whats that?". My doctor said it was a very...

by User avatar Guest