Forum: New Member Introductions
07-16-2010, 11:04 PM
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There has been some suggestion that it is worse...
There has been some suggestion that it is worse at the L5-S1 level, that it is worse for multi-level surgery and it is worse for those with significant degeneration at the time of surgery.
If your...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
07-12-2010, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 6
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Just a couple of points, Matt.
1. How...
Just a couple of points, Matt.
1. How little disc height do you have left at L5-S1? Most discs are usually about 10mm.
2. Have you had a discogram? The reason I ask is that sometimes a...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
07-10-2010, 12:38 PM
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Forum: New Member Introductions
06-28-2010, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 22,178
I have the AMavs and my understanding is the...
I have the AMavs and my understanding is the portion that abuts the vertebral endplate is a titanium based alloy and the portion that articulates is made out of a cobalt alloy. This allows good bony...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
06-28-2010, 12:51 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 22,178
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Forum: New Member Introductions
06-26-2010, 11:24 AM
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Views: 22,178
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Forum: New Member Introductions
06-25-2010, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 22,178
Interesting that your SI joints flared up even...
Interesting that your SI joints flared up even though you have ADR which should provide some range of motion to allow dissipation of forces. However, the one thing to remember is that they won't...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
06-24-2010, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 15
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Hi Charles,
Thanks for your advice again. ...
Hi Charles,
Thanks for your advice again. It is just hard to get a discogram done up here - maybe I'll have to plead with the fellow who did the first one to try me again at L3/4 and see what...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
06-23-2010, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 15
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It was more or less flexion in 10 minute...
It was more or less flexion in 10 minute intervals for about an hour. I was crouched on the ground and bent over during the assembly. The should have been no extension at all. The problem becomes...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
06-23-2010, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 22,178
Hi Harrison,
I haven't been using NSAIDs...
Hi Harrison,
I haven't been using NSAIDs except for the two weeks after the flare in May. I guess I'm one of the people who feels inflammation is the way the body tries to repair itself so long...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
06-20-2010, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 22,178
Hello to the forum
I just thought I'd properly introduce myself as I have been reading the forum for awhile. I have a bit of a unique perspective as I am both a physician and now an ADR patient. I am not entirely...
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