| FAQ | I've been having neck and arm pain on the left side for three months now. I’m supposed to see a physical therapist for this problem. What can I expect from this treatment? | Matt | 730 |
| FAQ | What is cervical radiculopathy? Is this the same as carpal tunnel syndrome? | Matt | 745 |
| FAQ | My father has been diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis. He complains of pain when walking and bends forward to relieve the pain. What is happening to cause these symptoms? | Matt | 263 |
| FAQ | I was told last year that the pain in my back and legs is from spinal stenosis. Despite drugs, injections, and a brace, this problem is only getting worse. Would surgery help me? | Matt | 272 |
| FAQ | I am a 72-year old man with two back problems. I have spinal stenosis and disc degeneration. The exercises for stenosis cause my disc problem to flare up. Is there anything that will treat one without making the other worse? | Matt | 575 |
| FAQ | My 83-year old mother is in declining health. She has had three vertebral bone fractures and lost six inches in height. Now she is complaining that it’s difficult to breathe and she can’t swallow easily. Could a brace or other treatment help her? | Matt | 394 |
| FAQ | My father had an operation called a balloon kyphoplasty last month. He’s better, but still complaining of back pain. Can this operation be done more than once? | Matt | 363 |
| FAQ | I heard there’s a new treatment for fractures of the spine. It’s called “balloons for bones.” What is this? | Matt | 515 |
| FAQ | I heard there’s a new treatment in Switzerland for low back pain called kryorhizotomy. What’s it for? | Matt | 529 |
| FAQ | After suffering back pain for two years, I had the L4-5 facet joints injected with a local anesthetic. This relieved my pain and the doctor then used a heat treatment to destroy the nerve. Six weeks later, the same pain is back. What can I do now? | Matt | 507 |
| FAQ | I've been having low back pain off and on for the last two months. It's worse after sitting for more than an hour. The doctor and physical therapist both tell me it's from worn out facet joints. How can they tell this without an MRI? | Matt | 286 |
| FAQ | I’m going to have an operation to remove a bulging disc. How does the doctor do this? | Matt | 530 |
| FAQ | What is a post-laminectomy syndrome? | Matt | 873 |
| FAQ | Two years ago, I had an operation to remove a disc in my low back. I was completely pain free after the operation. I reinjured my back and had to have the same operation on a different disc. This time, the pain is still there. The same doctor did both operations. Why the different results? | Matt | 364 |
| FAQ | I am a store manager with 55 employees. When someone hurts his or her back while on the job, can doctors tell if the person is pretending to be in pain? Sometimes, I wonder if injured workers are telling the truth about their symptoms. | Matt | 497 |
| FAQ | I had surgery on my back to remove a tumor. It turned out to be a herniated disk in an unusual area. Doesn’t the MRI show the difference between these two? | Matt | 531 |
| FAQ | My husband has been having low back pain constantly for the last six weeks. The MRI showed an intradural lipoma. What is this? | Matt | 304 |
| FAQ | My daughter was just told she has an epidural abscess. This has been causing low back pain and leg muscle weakness. What is an epidural abscess? | Matt | 291 |
| FAQ | I saw on a science TV show that new discoveries are being made about the nerves to the backbone. What are some of these? | Matt | 568 |
| FAQ | I heard that scientists have found nerves in the bones of the spine. Aren’t nerves everywhere? How does this new information make a difference? | Matt | 562 |
