[Outdoorsy]

#33460

Thank you Dr. Corenman! I’m meeting with the doctor performing the injection tomorrow and I now have a lot of good questions to ask him thanks to you. I will definitely keep a pain diary – my injection is scheduled for next week.

[Donald Corenman, MD, DC]

#33461

Please let us know how it goes.

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.

[Outdoorsy]

#33463

I had my appointment with the doctor performing the injection. He did a comprehensive evaluation of my medical records and my symptoms and answered all my questions. He did agree with my surgeon that I would benefit from a TFESI at L3/L4 and it was very important for me to see a PT trained in McKenzie method.

My pain this week has decreased to a level 2-3/10 so that’s encouraging. Walking and core work/stabilization exercises seem to really help.

[Donald Corenman, MD, DC]

#33470

Do you have L3-4 foraminal symptoms as you noted that your pain was consistent with L5-S1 in a prior post? If you have foramina stenosis as a pain generator, McKenzie methods would not be as helpful as this treatment technique uses extension mobilization as a tool and extension can aggravate the nerve root in a narrowed foramen.

Make sure you aggravate your symptoms prior to the TFESI and keep a pain diary for three hours after to get a diagnosis.

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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