For the C6 nerve root to be affected, there must be something going on in between C5 and C6 vertebrae (bones). AkA: a C5-C6 disc herniation or C5-C6 disc bulge
The C6 nerve root has a motor, sensory and reflex component. This means that they control your muscles, your sensations and your reflexes. If there is a herniation or a bulge at this level, it can result in weakness, numbness and tingling as well as pain. Lets look at these 3 components for the C6 nerve root, the most common... Read Full Story
Failed back surgery syndrome is the term used to describe recurring or persistent pain in the back or legs following a lumbar spine surgery. Often, surgery is used to fix an anatomical problem, such as a herniated disc pushing on a nerve. Unfortunately, even in the hands of the most skilled surgeon, some patients will continue to have pain after the anatomical problem has been repaired. The exact number of patients who continue to suffer pain is not clear, but more surgeries appear to... Read Full Story
We’ve been treating back pain in our San Antonio spine clinic for several years now, and one thing is for certain: chronic back pain is incredibly common and due to the failure of the typical treatments, a large number of people are living in pain needlessly.
The most commonly utilized treatments for chronic back pain have a poor success rate statisitically, but new treatment methods are now providing relief for even back pain sufferers who have suffered for many years.
One of these new... Read Full Story
Los Angeles, California -Dodgers Baseball player Hiroki Kuroda will not be pitching in the National League division series according to his manager Joe Torre. Kuroda was diagnosed with a small disk herniation in his cervical spine. The diagnosis was confirmed with a cervical MRI on Thursday by his Doctor, Dr. Roberts Watkins. Kuroda said he's felt "tightness and discomfort" in the left side of his neck and upper back since taking the line drive off the right side of his head Aug. 15, but... Read Full Story
By David Peterson Spinal decompression therapy is a back and neck pain problem treatment which aims at gently forcing displaced vertebral disk material back into the disk. Spinal decompression therapy basically works out of the understanding that it is the displacement of the vertebral disk material into the space that is supposed to be occupied by nerves that cause the severe back and neck pain which is treated with spinal decompression therapy. When such vertebral disk material falls into... Read Full Story
In a rare incidence of spinal cord tumour, Doctors at Wockhardt Hospitals,Bannerghata Road,Bangalore, removed a giant shaped tumour from a 21 year old girl’s neck. The team led by Dr. K N Krishna, Senior Consultant, Brain & Spine, Wockhardt Hospitals ,Bangalore successfully removed the tumour which is medically known as Crippling Giant Dumbell Nerve Sheath Tumour or Spinal Dumbbell Schwannoma from the girl who was paralysed for more than a year. S pinal Dumbell Schwannoma is a rare disease... Read Full Story
A cervical herniated disc occurs in the neck, specifically when the inner core of a cervical disc extrudes through its outer core and comes in contact with a spinal nerve root. A herniated disc can cause great irritation to the pinched cervical nerve, leading to neck pain and referred pain in the arms, shoulders and hands. See what a herniated cervical disc looks like, understand its symptoms and explore its different treatment options in this animated and interactive cervical herniated disc... Read Full Story
Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) has now been made routine at Wockhardt Hospital, Cunningham Road, Bangalore .The team led by Dr. Aashish Shah, Consultant Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Wockhardt Hospitals, has performed 10 Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgeries which include Cholecystectomies (removal of the gallbladder) and Appendicectomies (removal of the appendix) with remarkable success and getting patients back to their normal life faster. In Laparoscopic surgery... Read Full Story
A rhinoplasty is an operation to improve the appearance of the nose. It can also be used to improve breathing. A successful rhinoplasty requires careful preoperative planning. Each part of the nose, including the dorsum (or "bridge" of the nose), the tip, the nostrils and their relationship and proportions to each other must be carefully analyzed. The effect that a manipulation of one part will have on the appearance of another must be predicted and calculated. Rhinoplasty is truly a... Read Full Story
A 30-year-old mom bends over to pick up her four-year-old and feels a sharp stabbing pain in her lower back. A 60-year-old man bends over to pick up his five-year-old grandchild and feels an electrical shooting pain in his lower back. For both, the pain is so severe they need to sit down. The very next day, both the mom and the grandfather notice they now have pain and numbness radiating down one leg, and they are having trouble walking. What is going on, how did it happen, and what can be... Read Full Story
