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re: Herniated disc L5: Orthopedist or neurologist help
Posted on 10/7/14 at 11:15 pm to Cosmo
Posted on 10/7/14 at 11:15 pm to Cosmo
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A "herniated disk" is a broad, medicolegally charged term. If you MRI 100 assymptomatic people over the age of 50, half of them will have some sort of "disk herniation."
The initial study found 39 out of 100 asymptomatic spines had MRI diagnostic criteria of disc pathology. I forget all of the specifics now, but still 39 out of 100 is alot, as is 50 of 100. Splitting hairs with you, of course.
Good recs in here about going to the Neuromedical Center and trying PT first. If it doesn't help, and it does help alot of people, you will know, and need to move on to the next step: injections and/or surgery.
Corksoaker, you are very well-informed. That doesn't happen by accident
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Posted on 10/7/14 at 11:17 pm to G Vice
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Corksoaker, you are very well-informed.
Yet she consistently gives terrible advice. A spinal cord stimulator is a LAST resort.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 7:56 am to G Vice
I have seen spinal cord stimulation give great relief to many, many patients. And, if someone chooses to go that route Medtronic iffers the only FDA approved MRI capable lead. That is a fact. If you are implanted with bs or st Jude leads you can no longer get a MRI done if needed.
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