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Years ago I had a lumbar laminectomy because of a disc bulge pressing on the nerves. Now I'm supposed to have a foraminotomy for the same problem in my neck. Don't they do laminectomies for the neck area? Why not?2 years 42 weeks ago565
With so many risks involved with neck surgery, is it really worth it to go under the knife if your problem isn't life threatening?46 weeks 3 days ago354
With all of today's modern technology, why can't they fix something as simple as a whiplash injury? When I went on-line to look at the studies about what causes whiplash, the results were still very sketchy. There's more that isn't known than is. Why is that?5 years 41 weeks ago368
Will my neck motion be decreased following an anterior cervical fusion?1 year 51 weeks ago340
Why is it that sometimes the signs of whiplash don't show until a day or two after an accident?1 year 9 weeks ago239
Why is it some people get better after a whiplash injury and others don't? I've noticed over the years with friends and family that you either get better or you don't.4 years 36 weeks ago370
Why is chronic neck and back pain being called an economic problem?2 years 1 week ago380
Whiplash seems like such a common injury. How come we can't prevent it?1 year 41 weeks ago300
Whenever my father falls asleep in his chair and his head bobs forward, he stops breathing. I'm afraid to leave him alone. Is this normal in a 78-year old?3 years 21 weeks ago376
Whenever I look up at the sky or try to look at the stars, my neck "clunks". I can't tell if this is a sound it makes, but I can feel the clunking sensation. What could be causing this? There's no pain but it makes me a little nervous thinking something serious is wrong.1 year 20 weeks ago325
Whenever I lift my arm forward above eye level, my neck hurts. What could be causing this strange problem?4 years 13 weeks ago1262
When someone has neck pain, how can they tell if it is something serious?1 year 42 weeks ago499
When should surgery be done to fuse the spine for older adults? How do you know when it's better to suffer the symptoms and avoid complications of surgery rather than have the operation?2 years 42 weeks ago460
When it comes to neck fusion surgery, do men and women have different results?7 years 46 weeks ago1034
When is it too late to get help for a whiplash injury? My neck was hurt six months ago in a car accident. Although the X-rays and MRI show that my neck has healed, I still have very painful symptoms. Where should I go for help?2 years 40 weeks ago407
When I went to physical therapy for my neck pain, they put a plastic device over my head to measure my neck motion. The device shows that my motion is improving but I don't feel any better. Is it possible the neck piece isn't working right?3 years 3 weeks ago405
When I had my neck fused, I developed a problem called dysphagia. I couldn't swallow anything that wasn't blended first and even then some things just wouldn't go down. I thought this was a major problem but the surgeon didn't blink an eye. Shouldn't they take this stuff more seriously than they do?22 weeks 3 days ago280
When a whiplash occurs, what causes the pain afterward: the forward movement of the head or the snap back?5 years 41 weeks ago367
What's the prognosis for osteoblastoma of the neck? My 20-year-old son has just been diagnosed with this kind of cancer.2 years 37 weeks ago506
What's the best way to predict whether patients will get good results from neck surgery to relieve pressure on the spinal cord?8 years 4 weeks ago397
What should I do if I think I have whiplash?2 years 30 weeks ago875
What kind of surgery can be done to take pressure off the spinal cord? I have a condition called cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). I was born with this problem, but the symptoms are getting worse. Surgery may be my next step.1 year 4 weeks ago229
What is whiplash?2 years 22 weeks ago441
What is whiplash exactly? I had a car accident but no damage showed up on the MRI. If there's no injury then why is it so painful?5 years 37 weeks ago416
What is the halo effect in medicine?3 years 21 weeks ago522
What is the best treatment for cervical facet joint pain?1 year 12 weeks ago210
What is cervical radiculopathy? Is this the same as carpal tunnel syndrome?4 years 33 weeks ago1412
What is adjacent segment degeneration after fusion of the neck?1 year 7 weeks ago407
What is a keyhole foraminotomy? My father says that's the type of surgery he's having for his neck and arm pain. I've never heard of it.2 years 42 weeks ago1114
What is a Dowager's Hump?4 years 24 weeks ago2067
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