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Reply With QuoteWelcome the forum, I hope you find your way around soon. It sounds like you have done very well to stay active which is the best thing to keep your back as strong as it can be. Hope your injection helps.
alison x
This is a discussion on Lumbar Spine Problems -- Conservative Therapy (Injections) within the Diagnostic Tests & Spinal Injections forums, part of the General Spine Discussion Forums category; I am an "older" woman. My family has genetically had degerative lumbar discs with a loss of height. I now ...
Lumbar Spine Problems -- Conservative Therapy (Injections) I am an "older" woman. My family has genetically had degerative lumbar discs with a loss of height. I now have this condition also. My MRI done about 2 months ago showed degenerative discs throughout the lumbar spine some foraminal narrowing, moderate spinal stenosis at L4-L5, subluxation of L4 and L5 and recent compression fracture at T10 and T11. For treatment I have mainly had PT with various exercises on my own. I will be having an epidural steroid injection this week. I know these are all only temporary procedures so I am still very active; playing tennis, golf, walking and vaious aeobics classes. In the past, I was a competitive runner but have had to give that up. I have been reading with interest some of the newer more permanent procedures and hope that they come out with some good statistics on the stem cell procedures.
re: Lumbar Spine Problems -- Conservative Therapy Welcome the forum, I hope you find your way around soon. It sounds like you have done very well to stay active which is the best thing to keep your back as strong as it can be. Hope your injection helps.
alison x
Alison 46 year old female
2012 Doing Rehab
2011 Sept 3rd Op Removal of old instrumentation and PLIF L4/L5 - L5/S1 both adr in situ
2010 May Discogram on L2/L3 & L3/L4
2009 May 2nd Op Failed revision fusion on L5/S1 with Charite ADR in situ
2008 Caudal epidural exacerbated nerve symptoms. Prolapse L2/L3
2007 L5/S1 Facet deterioration
2002 March 1st Op ADR Charite - L4/5, L5/S1
2000 Disc prolapses L4/5, L5/S1
re: Lumbar Spine Problems -- Conservative Therapy Do you mean that you are having a hard time finding your way around our forum, or are lost in the ton of information here?I hope it is the second one, but if you are having troubles, please ask, and someone will surely help.
Welcome, and I hope that your injections work too. You sound like you are fairly well educated in what ails you, what with all your family has endured. Keep up the good work and I hope you find something that helps you here.
Severe compression of spinal cord, flaval ligament, etc. at C4/5 & 5/6.
Herniation and compression, at L3/4 to L5/S1 plus spondylosis at the latter level. Severe allergy to most metals.
Three level surgery in Brazil with Dr. Luiz Pimenta on March 17/2010 using non-metal appliances. L5/S1-PEEK cage, ALIF; L4/5-PEEK cage, XLIF; C5/6-NuVasive NeoDisc. Three separate approaches, two minimally invasive. Currently minor residual back pain, from SI ligament and still overdoing things. Therapy and chiropractic treatments helping immensely. Gone from being almost bedridden to near normal activities including gardening. Life is gooooood!
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