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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.

narrowing of the neural foramen bilaterally

I had an MRI and this is what is says, Moderate spondylosis most prominent at l5-s1 where there is narrowing of the neural foramen bilaterally. What does this mean? there is also mild spondylosis at l4-5 with narrowing of the neural foramen. I have burning tingling feet, it doesnt stop, and its hard...

by User avatar justmeandbre85239

Sciatica - Pain free after 3 years of suffering

I had typical sciatica with severe pain running down the back of my right leg and even under the foot. I could not walk unless bent over and standing for longer than a minute, my leg would go completely numb. I had an MRI that diagnosed severe narrowing of the nerve canal at L4 and L5 but the local...

by User avatar esprit138520

SpineCor Brace instead of surgery for scoliosic?

I am planning to treat my scoliosic by wearing SpineCor Brace instead of surgery but I am not sure it will work for my age. I am 45 year old and my bone is not flexible like children any more. Is anyone out there with my age or older have this kind of treatment? can you please let me know whether...

by User avatar Guest

thorasic pain

I started having pain in my back, right under my right shoulder blade. It hurt and then the pain kind of "wrapped" aroung my right flank side and ended directly under my right breast. Wow.... can't describe the intense pains I felt. Only ice packs helped and then I started with some pain...

by User avatar SHORTYMEEKBABY6334

Im pregnant and scheduled for surgery HELP!

I have an aracnoid cyst in my lower spine and I am supposed to have surgery on the 13th of dec., the doctors office just called and told me that I am pregnant... I must be only a couple of weeks along, I had no clue! What are the risks??? has anyone been through this??? will the baby be harmed?

by User avatar atonsgirl15502

burning tingling feet, feels like pins and needles

Answered by a doctor

I have burnning tingling feet, please help, i am a waitress and it's hard to smile in such pain. Does anybody have any suggestions to what it may be, my doctor seems to think its caused by a herniated disc, but ive researched this, and nobody is complaining about there feet. Could there be nerve...

by User avatar justmeandbre85239

L4-L5; L5-S1 Spinal fusion with Lamenectomy - TEARY AND TERRIFIED

Answered by a doctor

Hello, This is my first time ever posting on a message board... Bear with me! I am getting a spinal fusion on L4 to S1 and a laminectomy (removing bone spurs) on March 03, 2011. I hurt my back on Feb 23, 2010, herniating two discs at L4-L5 L5-S1 and compressing two (or three) nerve roots in the...

by User avatar Guest

spondylolesthesis of L4

I have spondylolisthesis of L4 on S1 grade 1. I’ve got 2 steroid epidurals helped the back, leg and foot pain very much, but due to increasing weakness and muscle atrophy of my left leg and numbness of the lateral part of my left foot, I opted for surgery 3 weeks ago. I had decompression of L4...

by User avatar Guest

Neck bends to the left

I have had some major neck pain the last few days and I just noticed that my neck leans left at all times. My spine and neck are not in line from the front view. The scary thing is, I can't really get my neck to come back to straight up and down with my torso. I don't know what to do...but I...

by User avatar Guest

Can spinal cord injuries be fixed with stem cells?

Help, please! My father has sustained a back injury from a minor car accident and it looks like his spinal cord has been damaged. The doctors are not yet willing to tell me the full prognosis, I assume they are still waiting for some further examination, but I need to know if there is any method...

by User avatar darbie35775