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  • foxylady
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    How can I tell if my bladder problems are caused by Cauda Equina? I cannot control bladder, if it wants to go it goes. I cant stop it. IN my sleep I have to wear pads. Could the L5/S1 disc prolapse I have be causing bladder issues? How do you diagnose CES please?

    Drs have tried me on every tablet for bladder problems and I have had all the bladder clinic tests, all normal. tablets dont really help, so is it CES?

    Thank you.

    (Why wont it let me click on Patient Questions forum?)

    Donald Corenman, MD, DC
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    Cauda equina syndrome occurs with severe compression of the canal normally due to a very large disc herniation. Symptoms are not just loss of bladder control but severe numbness of the saddle region (anywhere skin would touch a saddle) and pain as well as leg weakness. Most patients with Cauda equina syndrome come into the office demonstrating severe distress.

    Very commonly, women who are postpartum (have had children) will have “stretched” muscles of the pelvic diaphragm and can leak urine unintentionally.

    Dr. Corenman

    PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
     
    Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.
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