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November 9, 2021 at 1:46 am

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in reply to: Pain in the uper neck (also around the left ear #34622

i send salvina message on time (01:45 am colardo time zone to )
i wait to back me message and i will do what needed.

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November 7, 2021 at 11:05 pm

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in reply to: Pain in the uper neck (also around the left ear #34617

ok i send she (slavina ) email .wait for she respond (your office open today )
i can share u the early see on the first scan (mri 2016 ) show the disc degenerated (and see from posterior(level C 4 ) the ligament f will buckle and compress on the spinal cord (in my scan its see compress on the CSF and not enter to spinal cord
*** I know this sentence and listen one spine surgeon say this on lecture (in 2016 ) “when the disc collapse on the front ,that ligament f will buckle and compress on the spinal cord ”
and he continued the sentence “we see this all the time and radiologic don’t comment ,because i don’t know its not like a tumor ,but it causes stenosis “.
(but when i looked to 2021 image scan i see (this area(c4 the CSF disappear(IN POSTERIOR )(ITS SEE IN LITTLE AREA (AXIAL TO 1.5 MM SLICES PISSES ) from this level in (posterior )

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November 7, 2021 at 8:37 am

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in reply to: Pain in the uper neck (also around the left ear #34613

I want to share some of my symptoms
I feel in last 3 mount (even if some of them i not feel always a cross all the mount.
In the last 4-5 mounts I feel pain chronic in the pain (all the time like over (4-8 Hours in the day (this symptom not New its been a long of years (but worsen by the last mounts to compare to before 8 mount .
The pain its located in the middle of the neck also on back (more to left side)
From time to time (week or some days i feel the pain i say in the early of this topic (pain around the left ear to the temple)
The head feel heavy often (also when i keep the head with gravity (stand or sit )
Hard to hold more than few pounds (2-3 ) in the hand (its very progress more also (also to take the bugs on the shoulder if its more than 1-2 pounds its feel hard )

**Now we continued with the more important things need to say a bout possiblty of early sign symptoms of cervical c stenosis and myelopathy (
This symptoms i not feel in any way from the start of the pain in the neck !
So its very new symptoms
In last 2 mount in September middle i feel the legs heavy and sometimes little of unstable (i m instable but feel heavy and numbness in the legs (not very but feel and I say its very new symptom)
Its gone little after 3 weeks (and in two weeks I fee the heavy legs i less feel the pain in the neck )
***In September (15.9.21) i feel for 2 weeks legs heavy symptoms when i walked
And not feel the pain what I feel a cross all the chronic.
After the this symptoms little gone and the neck pain back with full pressure (also the pain around the left ear around the left ear)
One if the symptoms I feel in the last days it is (what i m read on your topic “cervical spine central stenosis with myelopathy”(i m also print this topic with 2 other ,i do early degeneration disc diesase,and degeneration facet diesase .
**Attention to this sentence:
I feel in last days like pins and needles in my right knees (also when i on the bad rest .
I also feel this symptom (of needles in the hips of the right legs travel to the feet (feel on the right legs *)
Thanks a bout your attention.

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November 6, 2021 at 1:35 pm

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in reply to: Pain in the uper neck (also around the left ear #34610

Ok ,i will contact she ,in the email
This :
[email protected] (or she have other ?
I will send now (wait she see .

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November 6, 2021 at 11:25 am

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in reply to: Pain in the uper neck (also around the left ear #34608

Lets give me
Email i can contact u about what to do and some questions a bout this service also other options to arrived to vail maybe.

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November 6, 2021 at 3:30 am

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in reply to: Pain in the uper neck (also around the left ear #34604

I have do some examination: i checked by myself and see :
Finger escape sign (in the left hand
Very see this well .
On the right hand i not see this (very mild to what show in the left hand little finger )
I know this some of could be possitive sign to examination to cervical myelopathy .
The head feel heavy (i need to sit down ) another sign of degeneration of the disc in c apine by significant issues.
Also i can walk and swimm but i feel more heavy in my legs in the last mounts.
I have chronic neck pain a long time (worsen by over times )(i diagnosis myself to have arthritis in my neck alao can call cervical spondylosis)
Stiffness very usually (NECK stiff very often to other normal person .
***I have limited rotation to the left side to how much degrees compared to left side (so where atlanto axial joint respond for most rotation .
And arthritis in the uper neck developed from the degeneration of the disc on the front (MRI 2016 SHOW THIS DISC ARE PROBLEM)
and this degeneration disc diesase xome from i bumped my head on the wall of the pool (by backstroke it was at least speed 1.5 meter for second (I don’t know how much exactly this was but i hace what left in my skull where the head a collision with the wall (and what it do to the cervical spine.
thanks
I see my last mri (from last month)and also compared to before on your
And see change by CSF a round the posterior (c4 level)
Its see in very area ( in cut line 1.5 mm sagittal)(the slice in my to last mri show u the (150 mm of c s broken to 100 sliced 1.5mm
But also in sagittal (was 13 sliced of 3 mm cut (or 3.3) show compress by spinal cord (csf in this little area )
The CSF looks despair from more area (i can show u this what i mean .

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Donald Corenman, MD, DC

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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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