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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.

Big physical trauma caused my central disc protrusion

Hello! I am 36 years old and I consider myself fairly young and certainly too young to be experiencing back problems. Yet, I do. I had a big physical trauma that caused my central disc protrusion and I know suffer from pain in my lumbar part and sometimes even pain in my leg. Can someone who has the...

by User avatar hale48647

Thorasicback problem

I‘ve been having pain for past few months in thoracic side of my back, but more in and around the shoulder blade. Recently it started radiating in rib area. Sometimes I can’t stand it and I have to take pain killers. I don’t think I have damaged discs in spine even though I have some similar...

by User avatar Guest

Right shoulder blade pain close to spine + shortness of breath

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For over a year... One spot lower right shoulder blade, recently short of breath. Doc this year (new docto me) says anxiety. Sometimes it radiates in my whole back. Want to think if this was something (cancer, lymphoma, etc) it would feel different? No other real symptoms. Gained 8 lbs during...

by User avatar Hcali0624

c-6 c-7 disc problems

hi i have a c-6 c-7disc bulge with it being broken too the doc is trying shots a series of three two weeks apart.i have neck,shoulder,bad headaches trouble consontrating and throwing up i had c-4 c-5 c-6 fused about two years ago and c-4 c-5 are still not fused all the way I dont see this c-6 c-7...

by User avatar bigbuck184433

Scholiosis

I have had scoliosis for a while now. I expected that sooner or later the doctor will tell me that I would need surgery. He wasn’t one to rush into it, but my curves just got bad, so now I have to. We haven’t set the date for surgery jet, but I guess that it will be in next two months. I would...

by User avatar Guest

Do I need a MRI to get a base line of the Cervical Stenosis?

In October of 2011 I had two fainting episodes within two days. The first episode I was taken from work by ambulance to our local hospital and was in and out of conscience, the second I was able to remain conscience but was very weak. In both cases my heart rate and blood pressure were erratic. This...

by User avatar holzhkr210897

Numbness and tingling in hands and aching in left hip when I sleep on my left side

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When I sleep on my left side, I regularly wake up to my hands being numb and tingly, as well as a throbbing in my left hip.  What would cause this?

by User avatar spunk213902

Surgery on c-5,6,7

I had plate and 6 screws put in neck, I occasionally take Vicodin for sleep, I had surgery in 07 and this is 2013, I still have tingling in right arm pains in neck, among other things. Insurance gave me 20,000.00 and I signed what papers they told me to. I thought every thing was going to be ok my...

by User avatar Chuck C

Weird Neck Pain when Swallowing

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Just about 15 minutes ago I went to get something to eat, and when I swallowed I felt a sharp pain at the back of my neck. No, I don't mean the back of my throat. I mean the back of my neck, where my spine is. The pain didn't go away and I still feel it everytime I swallow. While it probably...

by User avatar DAK63888

failed disc replacement

My wife had degenerative disc disease and she had been referred to a surgeon. However, the fact that large percent of disc replacement surgeries are failed worried me a lot. I am not sure if it is smart for her to go under the knife. Any insight will be appreciated.

by User avatar Guest