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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.

Vertebrae and disk removal

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Scheduled for removal shortly. I've had numb and painful arms/hands, pain in nexk, dragging right leg and extreme fatigue for years that gradually worsened. Anyone had this done, tips on healing quixkly with a cage, and plates? Thanks, looking for positive solutions.

by User avatar Melanie

Degenerative Disc Disease Patient with Lumbar Fusion

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Hi everyone, I don't have any particular questions, but I struggled for about three years with what was recently diagnosed as DDD. I am 22 years old, and no trauma in my past is related to my pain, which was centered around my lower back, hips, buttocks, and left leg. My exact diagnosis was a...

by User avatar Guest

Burning in right shoulder blade!!!Open to suggestions to remedies~~~~

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%-) for some time I've been having severe burning in my right shoulder blade :-( This I liken to an hot iron on the inside of my skin thats activated by touch :'( This is so troublesome and although I try to put up with it.. it's getting worse..My Dr. ordered x-rays and told me that I have...

by User avatar mary-anne141997

Spine/Rectal pain, It usually happens at night when I am sleeping

I have had this "butt" pain as I call it, off and on for 5 plus years. It usually happens at night when I am sleeping. I wake up with excruciating pain deep in my rectum, and the ball of my tail bone. It almost reminds me of labor pains. This happen last night, I woke up in so much pain, I fell on...

by User avatar Kelly

Spinal Tap Related to Csection

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I had my princess on June 21st 2014 and right now as I type, my baby is 10 months old. I had to have and emergency csection due to my princess heart rate dropping,, the nurse who suppose to support my shoulders while I'm leaning far as I can hunched over on a pillow,,to recieve my spinal tap, walks...

by User avatar 2Blessed33342091

months after lumbar fusion L5 S1

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I still have soreness and stiffness in my lower back 8 months after L5 S1 fusion.  Does anyone else have this and what do you do for it?

by User avatar jlbbean341590

Where I can get Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants in Texas?

Where I can get physical Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants in Texas. ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** web addresses not allowed*** Please read our Terms of Use  

by User avatar pathfinderhomehealthcare341403

my mom will be having ACDF surgery soon, She is worried about not being able to swallow

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Hello everyone! My mom will be having ACDF surgery soon. She is worried about not being able to swallow afterwards to take her meds. Did any who has had the surgery experience this issue? Was it severe and for how long? She is a non insulin dependent diabetic so needs her pills as well as wants to...

by User avatar MegMat341266

over weight from spine fusion mobility

I have had spine flusion from my L5 to S1 I have had a hard time It has been almost 2 1/2 years and I m in more pain then ever I have gained over a hundred pounds and I hate myself. I want to workout but don't know were to even start. Before I was hurt I was in ok shape and workout a couple times a...

by User avatar REDBONE

Cervical Laminectomy surgery

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I had a cervical laminectomy in C-4- C-7 two weeks ago.  My symptoms prior to surgery included numbness, tingling, gritty feeling in hands, numbness in toes, pain in upper arms and legs.  Only improvement noted after surgery is less pain in my legs.  How long does it usually take for the...

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