Posts Tagged ‘fusion’
Body Positions Affecting the spine and discs – Everything You Need To Know – Nabil Ebraheim, M.D.
low back pain video .sacroiliac joint ,spine and discs are exposed to loads .This Educational animation video describing body positions which produce the highest measured pressure on the the discs of the lumbar spine. It has been determined that the highest intradiscal pressure is place on the discs when a person is in the seated position while leaning forward and holding weight. anatomy ,aligment andDegeneration factors are also described which may attribute to lumbar spine problems.patient with a spine problem ,disorder,disc herniation prolapse or bulge ,,xrays and MRI are usually obtained .massage adjustment rehab ,realigment and stretch to achieve flexbility of the spine vertebrae and muscles.brace injection for pain relief .doctors will perform surgery of decompression and or fusion if coservative treatment is not helpful for the patient.
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Herniated Disc Surgery on Olympic Gymnast
Scott is one of the top gymnasts in the world. He suffered a herniated disc in a training accident. He went to Dr. Delamarter who rebuilt his back with the pedicle screw, which is sometimes used as an adjunct to spinal fusion surgery, it provides a means of gripping a spinal segment.
The screws themselves do not fixate the spinal segment, but act as firm anchor points that can then be connected with a rod.
The screws are placed at two or three consecutive spine segments (e.g. lumbar segment 4 and 5) and then a short rod is used to connect the screws. This construct prevents motion at the segments that are being fused. The treatment allowed Scott to compete for the next Olympics within one year.
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Amazing Back Surgery Success Story – Herniated Discs
Louie has an extremely dangerous job dealing with all aspects of port/dock operations. In June of 2001, he turned his head and neck very quickly and experienced sudden and extreme pain in his neck and in both arms. He was rushed to the hospital where he was diagnosed with extreme herniation of his cervical discs. The disc was protruding into the spinal cord 9mm; to put this in perspective, the diameter of your cervical spinal cord is approximately 10mm. The hospital put him in traction for 9 days with a morphine pump for the excruciating pain. Louie said he even considered taking his own life at times as the pain was so unbearable.
Many doctors told him that he would likely end up quadriplegic or a paraplegic. Louie did not like these prognoses and continued searching for a doctor he could believe in. He endured months of conservative care with injections and medications without relief before he found Dr. Hamada. Dr. Hamada told Louie that once we relieve the pressure off the spine the pain would go away. He said the surgery would be done through an anterior (front) approach, rather than disrupting many muscles and ligaments by accessing the discs from the poster (back). Louie said The message that he conveyed to me was one of certainty, that he could and would fix me. Louie decided to believe in Dr. Hamada. Louie underwent an anterior cervical discectomy at C6-7 with instrumented fusion and bone graft and after surgery, he awoke from the anesthesia with his family friends all around and he realized that his pain was gone and he could move his legs and arms and at that point, Louie said, I cried tears of joy – he was so thankful he knew he would be fine. He walked to his car after 3 days in the hospital and eventually went back to work and his life.
Learn more at: www.HamadaMD.com
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Back [Lumbar] Fusion Surgery for Pain, Sciatica & Stenosis
Short video presentation reviewing the current technology for dealing with back or leg pain with surgical treatment.
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Pain in the Neck? Learn the Latest Solutions – Alvarado Hospital
Learn the latest solutions for neck pain – including artificial discs.
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