Spine & Spinal Nerve Disorders

anterior cervical diskection with fusion . recovery and therapy suggestions

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Had an anterior cervical diskectomy with fusion in august of 06. Have minimal pain but notice that I ache in my soldiers at times. How can I avoid this and what should I be doing to keep my neck stable and to rebuild any muscle loss. I'm not sure that I do have muscle loss but I have been told that...

by jeanne stuart over a year ago

please advice overnight back pain

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I woke up this morning with pain, tightness in my mid back. It has continued to get worse throughout the day. Now is hurts to inhale and laying on may back is an imposibility. did I sleep on it wrong. thanks

by barbara over a year ago

Cronic Back Pain

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Hello. My wife has had two back surgery on L4,L5. She has been told that surgery is no longer an opction for her because of the amount of scar tisue she presently has. She is being treated with nerve blockers. Would laser surgery be of help to her. She is 44 years of age and lives in constent back...

by David Fyfe over a year ago

intervertebral disc syndrome

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what is the difference between intervertabral disc syndrome and degenerative joint disease of the spine. i suffered a trama injury to the neck years ago while in the military. the diagnosis was DJD which has a lower classification than IVDS. thanks, dave

by davevalor2@aol.com over a year ago

Slouch to keep the back pain away

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Although we have always been told to sit up straight and upright to preserve a good posture, digestion and alertness, new researches show that we have been wrongly taught. The new researches suggest that slouching and slumping are much better positions that sitting up straight in a chair. The...

by Heather_2 over a year ago

Surgery Only Slightly Better for Herniated Disc Vs Non-Operative Treatments

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Two studies with different methodologies performed on the effects of back surgery versus non-operative treatment found that the surgery did produce better effects but only slightly and that non-operative treatments worked also very well. In order to make the right decision, each individual case...

by Markos over a year ago

CERVICAL EPIDRUL C3C4 WITH DEPO MENDROL

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In 2000 i went in for a simple cervical epidural at c3 c4 for neck and problems next thing i know I'm in the hospital numb from my neck down A day later they re list me still unable to Walther only treatment i reseved was an M.R.I and pain medicines mydoctor at the time told me a few days latter...

by rodiris10 over a year ago

arm hand and finger pain after 3 disk fusion

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i had back surgery 3 oct 3 disk fusion rods screws and cage .now right hand stays in constant pain. fingers burn sharp shootinh pain muscel and joint pain elevation and squeezing the fingers just to change the pain .question doc wants me to do another mri and p\t traction the pain keeps me up even...

by rdyfrddy over a year ago

Pain in chest

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I have been seeing doctors since December 2005. I found out I have a herniated disc in my neck, but I have swelling, it looks like a big bump on my chess. I haven't slept flat in a bed since December and it's only getting worse. Pain and swelling in the sternum, left arm pain, hand and around...

by Upset over a year ago

Swinging on the chairs prevents life-long back pain

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The reason why pupils were prompt to stop rocking on chairs and sit tight is because this action was thought of as a bad-manner and because it was not known that swinging on chairs could actually be good for the children’s back. It was brought out lately that the rocking motion prevents life-long...

by DennisD. over a year ago