What about lumbar multiple levels (4 levels) L1-2 Grade 1 retro 4mm, L 3-4 Minimal Grade 1 retro, L 4-5 anteor Grade 1 4mm, L5-S1 antero Grade 2 14mm, I do have transitional vertebra L1-6 which 3 chiropractors identified but so far surgeons indicate L1through 5. There are bilateral pars defect L5, I do have a lot of RLE numbness, R foot constant and progressive now to mid thigh, when sitting on toilet will end up with dead numbness to RLE. Yes for TFESI Helped but extreme pain with most recent injection, electric live wire from top back of leg to heel and branching out to the sides all the way down the leg. Not fun! I am currently doing PT pelvic floor strengthening. There is also a 2 level grade 1 retro at my cervical neck.

Would you link or spell out the names, authors of the study’s you mention in your video. Super informative discussion. Thank you.

Don't do it period

Understood nothing 😂

Thank all of you for what you do 🙏🏼 looking into TDR after almost 15 years with L4 / L5 issue

Ask the Australians how they do it…I had a decompression, corpectomy, cage fusion and release of OALL procedure in the the C2/3, C3/4 C4/5 back in 2020. I had it at the Austin Hospital in VIC, Australia. I have AS, Ankylosing Spondylitis, HEDS, Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and OALL Ossification of the Anterior Longitudinal Ligament and Severe Osteoarthritis. Because I am allergic to most Opioids I had presurgical Cervical RFA Cervical Radio Frequency Ablations for pain. The only real pain I had after surgery was due to the positioning during the lengthy surgery, which wasn’t even in the C spine. As the Austin is a major teaching hospital allot of the procedure was carried out by supervised students. They didn’t tear the dura so no spinal headache to deal with after the procedure. I only stayed in hospital for 3 days after as I am not a resident and didn’t want to be stuck in Victoria due to the COVID lock downs we went on to have in Australia.

Ive taken oxy 5’s and use lidocaine patches. It works best although the pain pills don’t work as much since I’ve taken them for 18 years. The steroid injections helped for pain I didn’t realize I had but didn’t help at the surgery sight

I tried this exercise. I felt it was much better when I sat on a chair which had support for my back.

Aracnoiditis

I constantly lean forward when I sit or I will scream

Here's a suggestion for Pain management doctors. Perhaps they should STOP cutting off their patients cold turkey from opiods. A majority of IV drug users begin injecting street drugs because of w/drawals from their doctors refusing to taper off the meds!

Gelatinous material? Does that get released into patients body after surgical interventions that disperse the cyst?

What provokes fluid which leads to cysts?

Algo que pasa frecuentemente es que en las mielopatias , no se registran en los miembros inferiores , y el paciente es deambulador , que podemos hacer para no estar a ciegas . No es la anestesia , no la presión , etc .

This fixed sciatica for me

Just had this done a couple of hours ago. When I left the hospital I had discomfort in my groin area and back of my right leg. So far I have no pain in my back but I think it is still numb

Sounds like Herbert from family guy.

Very informative. Thank you for all your hard work, Drs. Haddas, Aidlen, and Mattei.

I had this procedure done on Aug. 24, 2023. The doctor is an interventional pain specialist who performed it and has a positive reputation in the community here in Arizona. After going home I started shaking and having severe pain all over my body. It got so bad I couldn’t get out of bed. I was taken to the ER by ambulance and received pain medication. The gave me morphine twice and then dilaudid. My blood pressure dropped so much they needed to give me Narcan twice. The pain I was having did not abate until I was started back on my Rx of Prednisone. I had a stroke caused by low blood pressure from the pain medication and subsequently was sent to a Rehab hospital for three weeks to recover function. My low back pain has never resolved. To this day I still have the severe pain daily. All I am left with is opioid pills. My doctor has no idea what happened. In this video you don’t talk about any negative side effects for this procedure. Did you ever have a patient who did not respond to this procedure or whose back pain was not relieved, like mine?

I have Cervical sponlitic Myelopathy according to my cervical MRI but now the neurologist wants to do an EMG with nerve conduction to rule out MND.

My Mother was diagnosed with Cervical Myelopathy following knee Surgery. She was driving at the time, but began missing the gears between shifts. Then she developed steering issues. I told her, you can't drive anymore, and she began to deteriorate to the point where she lost all her "Motor Functions" and I had to do everything for her. She ended her days in a "Nursing Home" and died 4 weeks ago. She was put on "End of Life Pathway" without either food or liquids, but lasted 12 days, before she Passed Away. We only went to her Funeral yesterday April 19. So, I Implore anyone who has these symptoms, Get Surgery before its too late.

I had mid back pain for YEARS. my physical therapist introduced me to this, and the pain went away within a few sessions. It was crazy.

Wouldn't both legs at once be more effective?

Back surgery is a scam

We need to get away from dangerous medicine and -treatments. Patients before Patents! We don't have the "evidence" when its not a synthetic drug than can be patentet and mass produced with huge profit, because nobody will invest +300 million usd in medical trials without getting their money back. Science is controlled by money, not just the good of mankind.

Time waste and basically no solutions offered…

Thanks! I'll give this a try

How about PRP for disc degeneration?

Great video! So, spine surgeon is recommending ALIF for my husband. Sounds like a vascular surgeon is involved in decision and surgery itself?

Great

Sir ma spinal cord injury patient hu 7 year sa c6 level from india plz tell me any treatment avilable my life khrab ho rhi h 😢

2:51 Any answers? Guesses? Before I had surgery, a lumbar laminectomy for left buttock and leg pain (not neuropathy) tried lumbar epidural injections. Needle going in caused caused so much pain shooting right through whole length of sciatic nerve. But that resolved quickly and I was pain free for 3 months. But when injection wore off BOTH feet and legs became instruments of constant neuropathic pain and walking became impossible. No answer from surgeon, neurologist, pain management docs, massage, rest, exercise and stretches, icing, Icy Hot, and I don’t have diabetes or had treatment for cancer. I’m now 2 1/2 months post surgery (which I was hoping would resolve neuropathic pain) and 9 months post injections. Any feedback would be appreciated.

How can fusion outcomes possibly be considered "equivalent" to disc replacements? Fusion is virtually guaranteed to cause adjacent degeneration.

I’m very happy with my laminiplasty vs anterior fusion.

Very interesting. Wearables are the future of Disability and Functional Assessments.

Performed in 2005.

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Does it go septic if you don't get it out of your back and shoulders?

Isn't it true if you been on antibiotics for more than 10 days nothing shows up on x-ray or imagery?

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What's the difference between epidermal and epidural abbsess? I can't seem to find anything on epidermal? Doesn't epidermal mean skin? If your on antibiotics does it appear on a MRI? Perhaps it could cause swelling of your nerves?

doc chided me when i told him i had neurogenic claudication

This is very informative! I've been cycled back and forth between hip and spine surgeons for 3 years, neither side willing to investigate because my symptoms aren't textbook example of what they want to treat. It's incredibly frustrating. I have to research all this myself.

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Does the immediate worsened numbness on my fingers from neck extension indicate compression of the nerve roots or Meyelopathy compression of my cord? How severe do symptoms need to get before surgery is recommended to prevent more serious cord damage? My MRI showed a reversed neck curve centered at C5-C6 and C6-C7 with moderate to severe canal stenosis and cord flattening, bilateral foraminal stenosis, and posterior bone spurs. My symptoms have been slowly worsening with numbness on my fingertips, neck pain and tingling between my shoulder blades, unsteady hands, balance issues, and positive Hoffman. Bending my neck back greatly aggravates the numbness on my fingers and neck pain almost immediately.

Incredible

Instead of wasting time watching this video. It can be summarized that we dont know anything about Spinal discs. Better off getting an ADR if you are plagued with pain and it aint getting better.

Whoo hoo! Dr. Kim is awesome!!!

That was amazing!