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  • Jyotirmai
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    Post count: 15

    Hi!

    Just to update, burning feet is better in terms of intensity of burning and frequency of occurrence..Hoping for early recovery from this…

    Thanks for your invaluable time…

    Jyotirmai

    Kathy.P
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    Post count: 3

    Hi Doctor Corenman,

    I have recently been diagnosed with spondylolisthesis 05-L1 approx 50% after CT scan and X-rays . I have constant lower back pain and also pain in my left leg from top to bottom which seems to move around and intensify as the day goes on . The CT scan also showed two disc hernias according to my orthopeadiatrician. He says this is something i have had for a long time and has gradually got to this stage after giving birth 21 months ago , heavy lifting and years of gymnastics in my younger years . I am now 34 years old of British origin but now live in Greece. My doctor has put me on an NSAID but with not much releif so far . I am to return to him in 2 weeks for another consultation .
    As i have to pay for all medical treatment here i need to make sure i am making the right decisions as resources are limited here in Corfu and i am considering going back to UK for further advice , i thought i might just ask a top professional like yourself if i am being guided in the right line and for some of your professional advice.

    Donald Corenman, MD, DC
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    Post count: 8660

    My understanding is that you underwent surgery at L5-S1 for “disc protrusion”. Did you have a bilateral or unilateral decompression? What were the symptoms preop and what are the results post-op? For example, did you have left leg pain radiating from the buttocks to the foot with an intensity of 8 over 10 which is now lessened to a 2 over 10?

    What are the current symptoms that make ward work difficult? Do you have any weakness? Do you have any lower back pain?

    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.
    Jyotirmai
    Member
    Post count: 15

    Hello Sir,

    After taking Pregabalin sr 75 for 30 days for burning pain in foot, It was found that the relief is not more than 20-25%. The intensity was same as before but the frequency of burning was reduced slightly. Therefore my NS has increased the dose from 75mg to 150 mg/day. I am on this dose of 150 mg from last 10 days and found slight relief (say 5-10%).

    As you said at start of this course, It seems that I have to take this for another couple of months…

    Thanks for your time…

    Donald Corenman, MD, DC
    Moderator
    Post count: 8660

    I assume that a “hard pain” in the neck is severe neck pain. You have to be more specific in regards to the location of the pain and the timing. Is the neck pain centrally located (in the center of the neck) or does it radiate into the shoulder and down the arm? If both, what are the percentages of pain in the neck vs. the shoulder/arm? Is it 60/40 neck shoulder vs. 80/20 shoulder/neck or?

    If the C6 and C7 nerve roots are compressed- your sister might have pain that radiates into the left shoulder and down the arm to the thumb side of the hand. If she bend her head backwards (extension)- this might cause increased pain in the arm and if she bends her head forward, she might gain some relief.

    I do not understand what that 1.7 cm node is in the thoracic and lumbar spines unless it is a Schmorl’s node (an endplate fracture that is generally benign).

    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.
    Donald Corenman
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    Post count: 52

    Hello doc.Corenman. I am Mongolian. My sister has a very hard pain in her neck. Here i’ll send u her report. Report of C-spine MRI examination: Multilevel degenerative change at C spine. Diffuse bulging disk left subarticular protrusion at C5/6; C6/7 with compressing of left C6/7 nerve roots. T2 stir high intense 1.7cm size node at some lower T and lumbar spines. Marginal osteophytes at thoracic and cervical spines. Facet arthrosis and thickening of ligamentum flavum in C spines. Spinal cord has no pathologic signal intensity changes. Paravertebral and prevertebral soft tissue has no pathologic changes. otherwise unremarkable. Please help us.

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