Backs aren't my specialty but, I can do a little translation. Stenosis is
just constricting or narrowing of an opening. The right neural exit
foramina is where the nerve comes out the spinal cord, you probably have
more pain on the right than left side? The stenosis is probably
inflammation, disk bulges can press on the nerves and spinal cord depending
on where the weakness is. It sounds like most of yours is on the R. side.
Chiropractic is good if you have a doctor who also prescribes you exercise
afterwards to strengthen the muscles they just stretched out of wack with
their manipulations.
Sounds like the doc is trying to catch this at a still treatable stage with
the injections. The injections could help the inflammation.
Beth the OT
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-----Original Message-----
From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Cleveland, Kyle E.
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 1:52 PM
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Subject: Re: where are y'all?
Same here, re: height. I used to be a solid 6'1". Now, I'm barely 6'.
Got a question for y'all (Joy, you might be interested in this too, seeing
as how you've had related problems of late):
I've have pretty severe back pain/spasms for a few years and have been
seeing a pain specialist who has me on a handfull of narcotics and Zanaflex.
He had been doing some head scratching over my DX and I allowed that I'd not
had an MRI in a few years. Doc agreed that imaging might help with DX, so
this is what the radiologist said after my lumbar MRI:
(Not the full text, but his synopsis--
"Diffuse disk bulges at L3-4 and L4-5, right lateral disk bulge at L1-2 and
right lateraldisk herniation at L2-3. There is associated moderate spinal
stenosis at L1-2,L3-4,L4-5 with mild spinal stenosis at L2-3. There is
encroachment of the right neural exit foramina from L1-2 through L4-5. There
is a minor disk protrusion at L5-S1."
Can someone help me unravel this DX and give me a bit of a prognosis (based
on experience)? The ONE treatment option he offered was epidural injections
of cortico-steroids bi-weekly for three treatments, then see where we are at
this point. Have any of you had this treatment and/or similar DX? If you've
had the epidural protocol, did you consider it a "success". If you obtained
relief from pain/spasms, how long did this relief last? Anybody take the
surgical route?
Thanks for the info!
-Kyle
-----Original Message-----
From: Barber, Kenneth L. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 6:57 AM
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Subject: Re: where are y'all?
it would be interesting to lots of the people on the list to know what can
happen in ten years.
-----Original Message-----
From: Magenta Raine [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 2:37 AM
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Subject: Re: where are y'all?
I was part of a CP and aging study recently, follow up from ten yrs ago ...
well, the biggest surprise was that I'm now only 5 ft 4 instead of 5 ft
6....
Must be my legs and or neck have shrunk.
The results of the overall study will be sent to me.
Love,
mag
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