... Your cervical spine is SUPPOSED to be lordotic. Try to get another opinion, and don't just see one doc who foists you off on Pain Management. ... (5 replies)
... ell what about the severe bilateral,and moderate bilateral foraminal narrowing,if the pain managment doesn't work we'll talk surgury. The mri also clearly show's cervical lordosis. ... (5 replies)
... Mild reversal of cervical lordosis. ... (5 replies)
... Findings...Sagittal t1 flair were obtained through the cervical spine. ... (23 replies)
... Findings...Sagittal t1 flair were obtained through the cervical spine. ... (23 replies)
... Findings...Sagittal t1 flair were obtained through the cervical spine. ... (23 replies)
... Dr. Jho recommended " Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy" which is typically done for the herniated disk issues but this is what he is planning to do in the Mid May. ... (1 replies)
... At the moment, I have so many other things going on, with my health, I am really not wanting to make a special appointment, to see my GP for this, and am posting here, just for some advice possibly..
I have bulging discs in my cervical spine, and degenerative disc disease from C3-C7, some narrowing, osteophytes, and some straightening of the normal lordosis, I had a repair to... (2 replies)
... sided foramina narrowing noted. there is loss of lumbar lordosis. no spinal masses demonstrated. the cervical medullary junction and cervical cord signal intensities are preserved. ... (5 replies)
... nd may be coming from carpal tunnel. EMG shows slight carpal tunnel on left hand. He was not sure about neck pain but he said one possibility is that reversal of lordosis maybe causing it. I asked him about laminoplasties as a future surgical option but he ruled that out because I would need fusion to fix reversal of lordosis. ... (35 replies)
... T1 and T4. Minimal scoliosis and reduction of the lower cervical lordosis but normal alignment. ... (9 replies)
... well ive got my cervical MRI results and some of my thoracic spine as well. ... (8 replies)
... Your thoracic spine slants forward as it rises to shoulder level, then the cervical spine changes the slant to head straight up into your skull. This curve is called lordosis. ... (35 replies)
... Web, I will ask the neurosurgeon these questions and will post his responses. By the way, what is "reversed lordosis as possible contraindicator" in layman's term? ... (35 replies)
... Congenital stenosis does not progress. It's also called "developmental" stenosis, and it's just the way your spine formed. It just means that intrusions into the spinal canal (disks, osteophytes, etc) have less distance to intrude before contacting the cord. So it's the rate that those intrusions are progressing that matters. I hope that does not seem to you like a distinction... (35 replies)
... << Looks like it there is a newer finding, the stenosis is congenital. >>
That's what I suspected when I read the first MRI. Three-level "abutment" or "flattening" of the cord, all without major intrusions into the canal, made me think the canal was too narrow to start out with. Same as mine...
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... There are reversal of normal cervical lordosis with the apex at C4. The vertebral body heights are maintained without acute fracture or subluxation. The disc spaces are maintained. ... (35 replies)
... Loss of lordosis can be caused by muscle tension or spasm in the neck, and if painful or causing headaches, some people get relief with muscle relaxant medication, prescribed by their physician. Heat and massage can also help the neck muscles relax. This may be a temporary condition brought on by stress or strain of muscles such as occurs in a whiplash type injury common in... (2 replies)
... What a "loss of cervical lordosis" means is that your neck is getting straighter instead of having a nice curve in toward your throat. That is normal with age....it happens to everyone. ... (2 replies)
... I have detected with loss of cervical lordosis. I want to know the treatment for the same. ... (2 replies)
