Pain in the uper neck (also around the left ear

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November 13, 2021 at 7:00 pm

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Clear point-When i m dressed my pants its more slowly.(this very mild and i see this more in the morning (also when i put long pants (i prefer one morning short pants because this feel me more easy to put (and this not happen in before this weeks)(this symptoms i see in just last to day’s (and its very mild (on the day short pants i dress with no problem (even with legs feel heavy ).
So a lot of drastic symptoms I don’t have
But i have some signs of symptoms
Are very new from me with experience neck pain a long of time .
Injury to the neck in past.
The legs feel heavy .
Some numbness in legs (and in the last week feel needles(not a lot of time but does happen 2 times in one Day) and pins to my right knee and right hip (and this do where i get to sit and that i want to bed )
NCT i say some of the results
EMG of needles also show problem in the mussel of legs .
He writes in conclusion of EMG mussels
TA IN right +EDB both sides slightly large polypous motor unit ,full muscle recruitment, without pungent denervation or myopathic pattern.
In mussels Trapezius Left: normal motor units , easy polyaphesis and full recruitment without pungent denervation or myopathic pattern.
Other mussels are checking : sportopitnus left side Trapezius r , deltoid r and l ,trisps l ,EDC L ,vm r,GCM R ,TA L :
normal motor units ,full recruitment, without acute denervation,with out chronic denervation ,with out myopathic pattern.
This is full conclusion what the dr test this writing in conclusion paper of EMG .
NCT I WRITE u early what the problem he writes
Motor nerves control are ok.
But on sensory motor he found some evidence of not ok ( i wrote some of the numbers)
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November 14, 2021 at 12:33 am

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Dr corenman
I have progress symptoms
On legs
And i diagnosis myself by compression by spinal cord from posterior
C4 level (ligament thick more think (because when i run with the cut line in sagittal on the sliced were the ligament flavum exactly was i see the image of the end view (axial cut
Show break of more 6 mm of CSF around posterior
And this was in early September now weeks mount left
And could be now more of compress .
And i get the radiology report that have nothing like in past that vnot give the true opinion a bout degenerative disc diesase (in 2016 )
And let me to develop compression on spinal cord .
This siruse conditions , I feel the next step of (what spine surgeon call step hold from some time and boom u going to next step .

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November 14, 2021 at 2:35 am

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Its could be dysfunction of the spinal cord started by posterior this why the sensory nerves show problem and motor no ,
This condition if it was can also worse and start by thick the ligament or bone spurs (from arthritis) quick to effect also to pressure start by anterior?
I have more slowly on the walking step normally (its 75-80 steps in minute)
Before 2 days and also a cross all this week it was 90 steps in minute
Now its slow to 78 step (worse by 15 present this symptoms could be from posterior compress just ?
The compress posterior can also effected on the motor nerves?
The slowly walking its call motor nerves?
Fast walking very hard me to do
Also in Saturday it was hard to walk fast (6kmp for more then 1-2 minutes i calculate it was 120 steps in minute
Today it 95 steps in minute (and it’s also feel hard me to walking fast
Also with more symptoms of heavy legs and also legs often sleep more often.
I feel in last our my legs both are sleep but i could walking with the sensation.

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November 14, 2021 at 3:05 am

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U think i have time to be checked by some special spine surgeon before i need to some operation before the situation getting worse and more nerologic symptoms developed.
I was thinking to arrived to us tedo see spine surgeon .
Before i accept the best choice and have time to choose .
If u can send me invitation from your office maybe i can go to usa to be checked ,also see other maybe also (if i come to us
I don’t know if i have the time to arrived (before the nerologic progress )
Sylvina send me message not to send any emails inteal i send the all scanner (most important it is the MRI of 9/21

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Eric S

Sep 26, 2021

by Eric S on Donald Corenman, MD, DC

Successful pars repair at 46 years old

Back in November of 2018 (at 46 years old) I came from Vancouver BC to have a pars repair done with Dr. Donald Corenman at the Steadman Clinic in Vail Colorado. I'm finally posting this review nearly three years later in late 2021. The reason I waited so long was I wanted to know the final result before I posted my review. Unfortunately in that time Dr. Corenman has retired. Nevertheless, I want to post this review of Dr. Corenman and his staff at the Steadman Clinic in their excellent treatment of my L5 pars interarticularis.

I fractured my pars at age 42 back in 2014 when rolling on the gym floor, and was denied treatment by the Canadian healthcare system, probably due to my age. First my GP told me there was no surgical option for a pars defect, which was quite incorrect! I tried to live with it, but the symptoms worsened (periodic random spine slippage and weeks of resultant pain after just bending over to tie my shoe, so I eventually learned to mostly squat and hardly bend). When I finally consulted with Canadian spine surgeons, I was told they believed my pars defect had been congenital (since birth). This was absurd, considering I had done extreme martial arts (including jiu jitsu) for years prior, as well as 5 years of reinforcing steel full time in my 20s, probably the hardest job on the back you can find. No pars defect like mine would possibly have allowed this--ergo it was impossible that I had had the defect since birth. I did however have an asymptomatic congenital spina bifida occulta that made me more susceptible to a pars fracture. In 2014 in one instant, I went from having the strongest back people I knew said they'd ever seen, to being unable to safely bend over and tie my shoe without a non-negligible risk of my spine slipping randomly (which would lead to weeks of pain after each occurrence). This was due to the unilateral L5 pars defect, otherwise known as spondylolysis. It was when lying in pain on the floor 4 years later after maybe the 6th spine slippage event post injury, that I had had enough, and resolved to have surgery. If Canada's "universal health care" said no, I would make lemonade from lemons, and find the very best surgeon in the world at pars repairs. That was Dr. Donald Corenman. Dr. Corenman back in 2018 ran a website https://neckandback.com/ that dedicated many pages to the science of every aspect of pars repairs, from eligibility (good discs on MRI), to best surgical techniques (minimal open compared to minimally invasive), best imaging to use (i.e., O-Arm with Stealth imaging vs. older fluoroscopy), the ideal amount of BMP to use and why not use too much or too little, and much more, all to do with pars repairs, pages upon pages of his site just on the pars, with scientific references and his own extensive expert opinion. As a health research statistician, I was very impressed with this. It was in stark contrast to the websites of other spine surgeons which barely gave the pars a word or two, focusing almost exclusively on fusions. I had found the best surgeon in the world for pars repairs, and so after Dr. Corenman personally screened my MRI to ensure my discs were healthy, I booked the surgery.

Being 46 years old at the time of surgery in 2018, with a 4-year-old pars fracture from 2014 combined with a congenital SBO meant my pars fragment was somewhat atrophied, but it was "very solid", said Dr. Corenman in the operative report. Nevertheless, it was challenging with two things to fix, the pars and SBO, and OR time was around 4 hours. Recovery over the following months was guided by a very clear "Spine binder" from the Steadman Clinic with strict rules of "no BLT" (no bending, lifting or twisting), and illustrated physiotherapy guidelines. They even warned patients to avoid fish oil supplements, which could excessively dampen inflammation and hence slow bone healing. They answered many questions I had during months of recovery, with responses coming from the very supportive Lori Fugate (then director of Dr. Corenman's practice), and Ehrich Bean (then physician's assistant at the practice), as well as a couple calls with Dr. Corenman himself after two of the CT scans. Ehrich Bean offered great advice for taking the spine binder conservatively due to the nature of pars repairs vs. fusions. The final post-op CT scan I had was a couple weeks ago at 34 months post-op, and Dr. Corenman had retired, but I got a very positive and informative call from Eric Strauch (current PA at the Steadman Clinic under Dr. Corenman's replacement there, and who had also worked with Dr. Corenman previously). The staff at the Steadman Clinic were extremely supportive all the way through the process. I should mention, the local Canadian spine surgeon did offer me very good post-operative support including antibiotics as needed to deal with a mild surface incision-site infection early on, booking numerous x-rays when I felt something was amiss, as well as booking all four of my post-op CT scans. I am very grateful for that support also.

My final result shows plenty of solid bone across the pars and a healed SBO, with my vertebral body now a solid bone ring instead of being broken at two places as it was pre-op. Does my spine hold up in the real world? You bet! I have recently dug and moved several yards of dirt and sand and gravel by myself (shovel and wheelbarrow!) to fix our water main, pulled roots from the yard, moved several "portable" (these are HUGE) air conditioners up several flights of stairs my myself, and lifted weights. I now run 2 miles (3.2 KM) several times weekly with a hard 100 meter dash in the middle. I bend deeply before each run I go on, with no spine slippage. My spine feels amazing. I can bend over to do exercise, or real word tasks, with no risk of spine slippage.

My sincere thanks to God, Dr. Donald Corenman, Lori Fugate, Ehrich Bean, Eric Strauch, and the Steadman Clinic, as well as the Canadian spine surgeon who offered me excellent post-operative care back in Canada. You have all given me a new lease on life.

Sincerely,
Eric S

Robert S

May 11, 2021

by Robert S on Donald Corenman, MD, DC

Back Fusion Surgery

I had my entire lumbar spine fused in November of 2018. I had scoliosis , with pinched nerves that were so painful I could hardly walk - and standing for more than a few minutes was impossible. Even sitting was painful.
The fusion surgery produced immediate relief! And the recovery was much easier than I expected.
To this day I can do all the activities I love from hiking, to standing in a stream fly fishing to riding my bike long distances - or just walking down the street with my wife.
Kudos to Dr. Corenman and his staff, (including the two Erics) for taking such good care of me!

Leslie R

Jul 9, 2020

by Leslie R on Donald Corenman, MD, DC

TLIF

I had my TLIF surgery on 6/24/2020 by Dr. Corenman, I can not say enough good things about the Dr or his staff. I was always treated with respect and explained everything throughly, that made it easy for everyone to understand. I highly recommend Dr. Corenman and the Steadman Clinic.

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