| When doctors suggest surgery for your back, do they ever take into account how much money it's costing because of the suffering and our inability to work? | 5 years 28 weeks ago | 358 |
| When doctors decide what type of back surgery to do, does cost play a role? For example, my mother was going to have surgery and was told she could either have her spine fused or a disc replaced in her back, depending on what the doctor ultimately decided. | 5 years 20 weeks ago | 647 |
| When a doctor does an epidural steroid injection in my back for back pain, what is being injected? My doctor is suggesting I have this done but I thought steroids were bad for you. | 5 years 9 weeks ago | 460 |
| When a bone graft substitute is used, how does it work? Is it faster than when they use donor bone? Is it safer? | 5 years 26 weeks ago | 349 |
| What's the prognosis these days for spinal cord injuries? One of my aunts was in a car accident and fractured and displaced her spine. | 6 years 48 weeks ago | 341 |
| What's the difference between herniated disc and slipped disc? I want to use the internet to look up some information about the problem but I'm not sure which words to put into the search engine. | 8 years 1 week ago | 1736 |
| What's the difference between acupuncture and trigger point therapy? I've had both for chronic neck and back pain. I can't see that they are any different in how the treatment is done or the effects. | 4 years 20 weeks ago | 737 |
| What's the difference between a microdiscectomy and a sequestrectomy? I've never heard of either, but my surgeon has offered me one or the other to treat my herniated disc. | 5 years 11 weeks ago | 544 |
| What's the difference between a hypermobile spine and a hypomobile spine? I've been told my upper back is hypermobile and my low back is hypomobile. What does this mean really? | 7 years 30 weeks ago | 623 |
| What's the best "window of opportunity" for teaching kids basic movement skills? | 11 years 10 weeks ago | 401 |
| What's an extraforaminal disc herniation? I understand herniation means the disc has
pushed out of its own space between the bones in the spine. What's the extraforaminal? | 8 years 18 weeks ago | 385 |
| What's a graded functional rehab program for a spine fracture? That's what I'm headed for in the next few weeks. I kind of wanted to know what I'm getting into with this. | 3 years 36 weeks ago | 520 |
| What treatment options are available for a vertebral compression fracture? | 4 years 33 weeks ago | 1624 |
| What should I ask a doctor if I'm trying to find out more about him and his ability to do surgery on my back? | 4 years 23 weeks ago | 551 |
| What seems to be the main causes of subsequent fracture after percutaneous
vertebroplasty? | 4 years 38 weeks ago | 352 |
| What is the treatment for osteochondroma? | 4 years 45 weeks ago | 483 |
| What is the difference between scoliosis and kyphosis? They both cause the spine to curve, right? | 5 years 20 weeks ago | 3553 |
| What is spinal stenosis, and what causes it? | 11 years 8 weeks ago | 392 |
| What is septic arthritis? How does a person get it? | 6 years 37 weeks ago | 482 |
| What is Schwannoma? My adult daughter who lives in Germany just emailed me that she was diagnosed with this problem. | 6 years 1 week ago | 364 |
| What is pseudarthrosis? The surgeon tells me this is what is causing my back pain after I had spinal fusion surgery. I thought my pain was going to be better but instead it's worse and pseudarthrosis is the reason why. | 3 years 39 weeks ago | 4814 |
| What is proprioceptive training for the spine? | 8 years 7 weeks ago | 430 |
| What is multi-disciplinary rehab? My doctor wants me to take this kind of treatment for my low back pain. What is it exactly? | 7 years 10 weeks ago | 349 |
| What is metallosis? My stepmother had this after spinal fusion surgery. She had to have a second operation. I live out of town and no one in the family seemed to know what this was except that it caused a reaction to the implant. | 5 years 17 weeks ago | 7233 |
| What is external fixation, and how does it work for low back pain? | 11 years 10 weeks ago | 368 |
| What is epiduralysis? My doctor is recommending it to me. I have had three back surgeries and have developed problems from all the scar tissue. | 12 years 10 weeks ago | 624 |
| What is arachnoiditis? | 12 years 13 weeks ago | 721 |
| What is a subtotal discectomy and how is it different from a microdiscectomy? | 5 years 16 weeks ago | 408 |
| What is a stress reaction of the spine? | 8 years 1 week ago | 540 |
| What is a rescue medication? When I talked to my doctor about flareups of my back pain, this idea was mentioned. | 6 years 14 weeks ago | 349 |
