Does saddle area numbness resolve over time? My understanding is that numbness and muscle weakness are both caused by nerve compression. I had surgery to decompress the nerves and my muscle weakness is improving, but the numbness has not changed. If both symptoms are caused by nerve compression and the surgery decompressed [...]
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Numbness After Spinal Decompression
Saturday, December 30th, 2006Spinal Fusion Surgery Systems
Wednesday, December 27th, 2006This question and answer has been moved to the new Spinal Fusion Surgery informational site.
Spinal Fusion Surgery Systems: Dynesys
Degenerative Disc Disease, Spine MRI
Wednesday, December 20th, 2006Degenerative Disk Disease - Spine MRI explanation - Degenerative Disc Disease
Hello I am 44 yr old woman who has multiple sclerosis. I suffer from horrible chronic back pain. Below is results from my mri. Does anyone recognise what any of it means??? Looks greek to me! Does it seem like surgery would fix any of [...]
Indications for cervical spine surgery
Sunday, December 17th, 2006> I have cervical fusion at my c5-c6 and c6-c7 with
> metal plate. my last surgery was in 2001 on my c6-c7.
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> I had an MRI done April of 2006 which shows at my
> c4-c5 a large broad-based posterior disk osteophyte
> bulge with mild bilateral neural foraminal narrowing
> and severe canal stenosis. There is herniated [...]
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Saturday, December 16th, 2006Dr. Joshua - can you please tell me how to research the new minimally invasive surgerys? The longevity etc. - If they really work etc in the long term, or do we know yet?
I talked to the spine institute in florida, and they will review my MRI for a second opinion. The next day they [...]
Cervical Spine Surgery, Cervical Stenosis
Saturday, December 16th, 2006I have cervical fusion at my c5-c6 and c6-c7 with metal plate. my last surgery was in 2001 on my c6-c7.
I had an MRI done April of 2006 which shows at my c4-c5 a large broad-based posterior disk osteophyte bulge with mild bilateral neural foraminal narrowing and severe canal stenosis. There is herniated nucleus pulposus,centrally. [...]
brain abscess - treatment complication?
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006Please forgive the length of this post, I want to make sure I give you all of the information. Also, my wife is a neuro nurse, so I know just enough to be dangerous.
4 weeks ago, my friend complained to his wife that he thought he had the flu. Over the next two days, he [...]
Pseudotumor cerebri, symptoms of elevated intracranial pressure
Monday, December 4th, 2006I have been diagnosed with Pseudo Tumor Cerebi roughly 2 years ago (due to my weight and being on bith control). I had an MRI (which was normal) and a spinal tap(which they said was in the higher, normal range). I was prescribed Diamox 500mg. They worked wonders (but the manufacturer has [...]
Continue readingSensitive skull, concerned about brain tumor
Monday, December 4th, 2006Dr Joshua-
I am a 27 year old male with a huge concern. I am worried about a brain tumor. Now, I rarely get headaches and I don’t think I have gotten a migraine in my life that I could remember. No vomitting or anything like that. Vision is ok as well.dizziness though one day like [...]
Shoulder pain radiating to fingers
Monday, December 4th, 2006I have been having shoulder problems for many years. For the last couple of months, the top of my shoulder blade hurts. I can push in between the joints and feel the pain. But, the last couple of days the pain runs from my shoulder to by elbow and into the joints [...]
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