Spine & Spinal Nerve Disorders

Has anybody had facet rhizotomy?

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Has anybody had facet rhizotomy for pain in neck. Had surgery to remove bone spurs from 3-4 4-5 5-6. Not helping. Can't sleep well, laid on back and pain gos down arm. After surgery can't lift arm up in front but can to the side. Just started PT. kw

by Guest over a year ago

nerve damage in legs and chronic back pain pain pump

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my name is becky and i was injured in 1993 herniated disc which they scrapped 2x's then said they could'nt do anything else so they stuck a spinal cord stem in my stomache on the left side i have had all kinds of trouble from that shocking me so i very seldom turn it on. Then after a yr maybe 2 i...

by Guest over a year ago

Post ACDF C

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I had an anterior C4-C5, C5-C6 ACDF on Feb 15. Released with pnuemonia. Spent 4 days in another hospital for that. First two weeks were hell at home as I have no help other than what I can pay for and they are less than invested in giving a flip. Now my left shoulder is insanely in pain. Like a...

by Sablita over a year ago

idk what this back pain would be called but....

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well i got injured during a football game, and i and another player clashed head to head and well i guess i hurt my back, i went to the trainer and told her about it and she said that my muscles in my back are just tense. the next day i was sore as anyone would be after any game. so it got batter...

by Extacee63748 over a year ago

what is posterior annular tear?

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Hello, I am a 45 year old male 14 months ago I had a disk replacement at L5-S1 after surgery I felt great. But after I started physical therapy I felt worse. I was diagnosed with provocation discography-L4-L5 with discordant pain and posterior annular tear. would disk replacement at L4-L5 be the...

by jksandoval over a year ago

Is this anyway realated to the scoliosis?

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I recently had an MRI for gallbladder and they said that also was seen mild scoliosis. I am 58 years old and in good health although in the past year I have started to notice that I was getting a bump on the top part of my shoulders by the neck. Is this anyway realated to the scoliosis? Please let...

by Guest over a year ago

craniectomy cervical fusion with laminectomy

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What's the procedure? 1) What is your experience? Med history: Spouse is diagnosed w/prostate cancer; MRI revealed the above-subject compression is causing severe pain in upper neck area (cervical 3,4,5); neurosurgeon plans to operate today at 2-3 p.m. (PST) 1) decompress the tumor and 2)...

by dkeller over a year ago

major lower back pain..over 2 yrs..

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i've had major back pain for over a year.. i do alot of lifting and standing at work. hip and pelvic area. x-ray report sounded good went to P.T.HELPED VERY LITTLE to meds.. helped very little.. have to beg for pain meds .thats the only way i can handle the pain mind you its not gone..was going no...

by Guest over a year ago

mild lumbar levoscoliosis

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ive been bedridden for 3 months because i cant walk after giving birth the doctor said that there is compression deformity of T12, with perivertebral and ventral epidural soft tissue components causing spinal canal and bilateral neuroforaminal stenoses and spinal cord compression. is it okay to get...

by cerda over a year ago

Severe Lower Back Pain

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Hello everyone, I have not been here in some time. I am having Severe Lower Back Pain, and this travels down my legs, and foot. I am also experiencing some numbness that travels down my lower back, and my legs, and left foot. I had a previous ACD/Fusion surgery , and hardware multi level back in...

by brodyg4710957 over a year ago