... Hi to All...I am begging for any help I can get. I was in a bad bicycle accident two years ago. I went over the bike landed on the left side of my head on the ground that was as hard as cement... ... (1 replies)
... suffering severe neck pain and numbness and pins and needles in both arms. I have EDS which causes vertebral instability but I think a charity parachute jump put the tin hat on things! I was 41 then. After rehab physio and several sessions with an osteopath the pain eased considerably. ... (2 replies)
... Hi feel bad. Thanks for the reply. I am posting two different MRIs that I have had done in 2009. To me, they are different. ... (4 replies)
... Your MRI showed that you had nerve impingement and the EMG confirmed that. But what is more important to the spine surgeon is the flattening of the cord and what symptoms that is producing. ... (9 replies)
... I have a very interesting experience to share regarding the correct viewpoint, I think, that an MRI is only a part of the picture or package that determines treatment options. ... (9 replies)
... do you actually have your very own copy of your MRI report that you could just type out what was in the very end in that summary? ... (4 replies)
... Thank you NP! It is in my cervical. C5-6. Would this be what is causing my shoulders to ache and electrical shocks in my fingers? (4 replies)
... root carries sensory impulses to the brain. The ventral and dorsal roots fuse together to form a spinal nerve, and it travels down the spinal canal alongside the cord, until it reaches its exit hole called the foramen at the various spinal levels that goes on to our body parts. ... (4 replies)
... Had new MRI this week and findings are about the same. ... (6 replies)
... it is amazing to me that in almost of these post I see where patients have been shuffled from Doctor to Doctor especially women. The lady with the flattening of the cord to the point spinal fluid flow was impeded could have easily suffered permanent spinal cord damage. ... (18 replies)
... Looks like it there is a newer finding, the stenosis is congenital. ... (35 replies)
... Jen, I like northern Virginia too. Thank you for your response and valuable advice. I didn't count the first doctor's opinion, and I probably heard it wrong. No one of these three advised laminoplasty. One reason could be that it is not their expertise. ... (35 replies)
... but flattening of the cord? ... (3 replies)
... there is a small to moderate central and left paracentral disc bulge present causing significant but mild effacement of the anterior aspect of the cord and posterior displacement of it,reasonably good preservation of the csf space surrounding it. ... (7 replies)
... Here are more definitions of the terms..... ... (7 replies)
... There is flattening of the cord on all of these levels. No definitive focal disc herniation is seen. ... (7 replies)
... causing significant cord compression which is associated with flattening of the cord and T2 signal change within the cord. ... (1 replies)
... helpful to understand these a little better and to learn about others' experience with similar issues. I'm posting my first message after "lurking" and reading the message boards for the last few weeks, and would really appreciate any thoughts or insight you might have on my situation. ... (13 replies)
... So do I need to be looking elsewhere other than the spine that would cause the pain, weakness, tingling and numbness? ... (19 replies)
... Was great after the surgery, then about 18 months later, I started to become symptomatic again. ... (32 replies)
