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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.

Leg weakness after discectomy

i'm now 5 weeks post discectomy on L4/L5 and both of my legs are extremely weak. My right leg has continued to weaken and is now as weak as my left one. I'm barely able to walk even with a cane. Dorsiflexion is now impossible on both feet. I have atrophy in my left leg and my calf feels like...

by User avatar mstikes230821

symptons of spinal memigitis?

i'm wondering about the detection pf spinal; menigitis. are there any visible points of recognition ?

by User avatar ray dduvall

Spinal Stenosis - Can I still have sex?

Hello. I had a MRI done 3 months ago. I am disgnosed with spinal stenosis C5/6. Suffered neck pain and numbness on my right hand. Undergoing physical therapy and medication. Is it advisable to have sex with my wife? Tried once before and my neck and hand were in pain for a few days and...

by User avatar helpless811690

What should I expect from Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion?Tips?

Answered by a doctor

Hello all This is my first time on this Website and have heard some very interesting stories. I am a 27yr old female who has been have neck and shoulder pain for at least 5 years. After many doctors, physical therapies, drugs I finally have found a nuerosurgeon who is giving me some answers. I...

by User avatar Guest

Newly diagnosed with severe spinal stenosis [cervical]

My name is Sharon, I'll be 53 next week. I live on Cape Cod and I have had Lyme Disease for almost 20 years. It's relevent because I have severe osteoarthritis caused by Lyme and now have been diagnosed with severe stenosis in C2,3,4 and 5 with a bulging disc at C6-7.My MRI also showed thyroid...

by User avatar Sharon LaCouture

back pain and heart attack

I have a rib head that pops out at times an I would like to know if somthing like this can cause a portion of your heart to stop my problem is in  the middle of my shoulder blades  fell out of a semi 30 yrs ago and landed on a concret window ledge with the full force beening just bellow the large...

by User avatar rod t

mylogram

My doctor recommended me myelogram. He said that is the only way to discover any abnormalities of the spine, spinal cord, or surrounding structures. He decided to this step since I have got some undefined problems with my back. He told me this examination is going to assists him in making a...

by User avatar Guest

Just been tould by my doc i have 3 dics out of place

Hi, just been tould by my doc i have 3 dics out of place, my back feels so bad, cant sleep! Do they ever go back in, does this mean no gym? What do i do to get it betr? Plz need help, is swiming the way to go?

by User avatar zac

bulging vertabrae in neck c5 exercise to help heal

I have had neck pain for two years, but never severe. My MRI indicates I have bulging vertebra C5. Sometimes it seemed to me like pain has been spreading through whole spine. My doctor recommended exercise, but that has not helped much. What are alternatives to keep my vertebra from bulging? Can...

by User avatar nanette517

burning pain in middles of shoulder radiating across to spin

I went to a physiotherapist and he strapped my shoulders back together. It was instant relief. He said it was caused from sitting in front of a computer all day, but he didn't say what it was called. Something about the muscles being stretched I think. Is there a proper medical name for it.

by User avatar Guest