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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.

Dehydration of L5 Disc in spinal cord

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Is it possible to retain back the spinal cord's fluid in L5 & L6. Doctor told me that my disc got dehdrated in L5. How to get back my spinal cord fluid. Is there any medicine or excercise, by which I can retain back my disc fluid. Regards Salil

by User avatar salilghosh18830

cervical fusion

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I need some advice. Four months ago I had a cervical fusion at two levels-c6-c7 and c7-T1. Everything went well- I was sent home with some muscle relaxers and pain medication and I felt pretty comfortable the first three weeks. Then I started experiencing terrible muscle spasms in my neck and...

by User avatar singergen25709

Experiencing sciatic problem after spine surgery

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I went through surgery for my lumbard spine to be fused from L1 to S lumbard spine being opened through the front and back. in the healing process I'm having a sciatic problem and I was wondering is there something that you can do to help the sciatic never or do you think it is something I have to...

by User avatar Guest

Mri results for spine. I can't take the pain anymore

I am experiencing very bad back pain so I had an MRI and see a spine specialist soon. I have had back pain since I was about 14 years old so for about 15 years now. It seems to be worse now. Things that have been tried are physical therapy, a steroid injection (this made the pain worse), tens unit,...

by User avatar hope_20022000265688

ACDF 3 4 & 6

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I had mine in June 2012 it's a long and tedious recovery period expect pain and discomfort and the meds will alter your personality. You will be irritable and easily agitated, I had the collar on for 4 months and I am now going through P.T. don’t rush to recover because if you overexert yourself...

by User avatar Guest

ACDF scheduled-fear of operation?

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During my second pregnancy I got osseo-degenerative disease called osteomalacia caused by deficiency of vitamin D and calcium. At first - problems were accompanied with pain in my extremities during longer walks, but now, rotating my head is the biggest problem because my cervical vertebras C5 and...

by User avatar Guest

still in alot of pain,neck shoulders, shoulder blades and backs off both arms.

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I dont have full range of motion in my neck from the fusion, neck is very stiff and they are trying to send me back to work like this. still in alot of pain,neck shoulders, shoulder blades and backs off both arms.

by User avatar Guest

vertebral fusion not working yet

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My 12 vertebral fusion done back in March 2012, is not fusing yet. What are the chances that by 1 year post op it will be fused? I had scoliosis reconstruction and instrumentation done. I do not smoke, not obese, not diabetic and have not taken any NSAID's since before surgery and I exercise...

by User avatar aeback

Excruciating pain in my right shoulder and both knees for years

I had excruciating pain in my right shoulder and both knees for years.  I tried all sorts of pain medications and medical gels with minor temporary relief. I had heard rumors of mechanics, sports figures and veterinarians using WD40 on their painful knees shoulders and elbows. Well, I had a can...

by User avatar rick99pc264238

2 protruding disc, 1 hemangioma and desiccation and degeneration disease...

I’m a 20 year old and have been suffering from back pain and numbness since the age of 16. My first CT scan in 2009 said “right posterolateral and central broadbased protrusion which was impinging on my thecal sac as well as the central dorsal nerve root”. they tried laser treatments,...

by User avatar Mieka