Dr. Robert Henderson

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Yes: If chronically sever and isolated to one or two joints would isolate with selective steroid blocks to those joints if provides only temporary relief f... Read More

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A 45-year-old member asked:

Can a person having spondylolysis become a dancer?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Yes: Many athletes including gymnasts, football players and dancers have spondylolysis and perform with it for years and decades with no symptoms or interm... Read More

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A 28-year-old male asked:

When doing facet joint block : is fluroscopic c-arm guidance better and more accurate than ultrasound-guidance?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

No: In very experienced hands us could approach the accuracy of flouroscopy but it is much more likely you will find the necessary expertise with someone ... Read More

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A 33-year-old male asked:

My lower back hurts and i can't stand upright after sitting too long. what should i do?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

NSAIDS: Probable facet joint disease/irritation. Use nsaids and when symptoms reduce/resolve get back to gradually increasing exercise.

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A 27-year-old member asked:

What triggers osteochondritis?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Trauma or Virus: Teitze's syndrome.

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A 37-year-old member asked:

Does a t spine mri look at the lungs?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

No: Viewing fields are isolated to the spine and rib attachments.

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A 30-year-old member asked:

Do bulging discs or herniated disc heal?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Yes: They can become asymptomatic after days, weeks or months. They my also shrink in size.

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A member asked:

What can be causing a pain around the coccyx? i am eighteen, and i have had chronic constipation all of my life. about a day ago, i noticed a soreness above my anus, around my coccyx that has been gradually getting worse. i did not fall, and the soreness

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Infection: Biggest concern is for evolving inflammatory process: pilonidal cyst; peri-anal abscess; evolving fistula; inflammatory bowel disease etc.. If symptom... Read More

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A 42-year-old member asked:

What does mean by loss of lumber lordosis?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Loss of Lumbar curve: Indicates some "flattening" of the normal lumbar curve in the low back

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A 49-year-old member asked:

Can i use a treadmill with bulging discs?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Yes: Exercise, particularly walking is much better than doing nothing.

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A 45-year-old member asked:

Can coccyx pain be from recliner chair?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Not Probable: But possible ... If spending a long time in recliner causing dependent edema in the sacral-coccygeal area. But if manipulating coccyx directly is pai... Read More

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A 22-year-old female asked:

After i woke up yesterday, suddenly i had really horrible backpain. i was perfectly normal till yesterday. what could it mean?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Muscle spasm: Muscle spasm most likely should respond to nsaids, stretching, exercise, cold therapy. If persists may indicate some facet joint irritation.

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A 20-year-old female asked:

Having lower back pain on the left side of my back near my hip there a exact spot where there feels like a lump is there, could it be my sciatic nerve?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

No: Definitely not indicative of sciatic nerve issues. Could be s-i joint related. Lump is probably a lipoma. Soft tissue strain, facet joint issues also... Read More

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A 35-year-old member asked:

6 weeks post op alif and still sore. what do i do?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Wait & walk: If no fever, chills, sweats and no increased leg pain. Walk daily at least two miles and wait another six weeks. If pain increasing see your surgeon.

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A 42-year-old member asked:

Is straightening of spine cervical the same as reversal of cervical lirdosis?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Yes: Usually occurs with chronic muscle spasm (cause of pain).

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A 48-year-old member asked:

Are pilonidal cyst and masturbation linked?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

No: Pilonidal cysts occur from embryological defects.

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A 23-year-old member asked:

What does a sacral stress fracture feel like?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Painful weight beari: Usually hurts to bear weight on the same side leg.

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A 27-year-old female asked:

Have a tingling sensation like i have electros hooked to me. starts around my thigh thru the hip any clues?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Radiculopathy: Could be disc related or facet related. Might be a trochanteric bursitis. Try to resolve with mild activity, nsaids, ice or heat.

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A female asked:

Does fibromyalgia cause muscle spasms? does fibromyalgia cause muscle spasms?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Yes: Skin and muscles on back also usually tender to touch.

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A 34-year-old female asked:

What would pain and swelling along spine be?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Muscle Spasms: Need to determine cause of spasms: disc, facets, soft tissue injury, etc..

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A 34-year-old member asked:

Soft lump on lower spine, what could this be?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Lipoma: If it is in the midline fairly symmetrical, non-tender.

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A 31-year-old member asked:

Hemangioma in l3 vertebrae is it cancer?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

No: Most likely an asymptomatic vascular anomaly found incidentally on mri.

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A 45-year-old female asked:

Will lumbosacral plexus mr neurography provide data to diagnose nerve damage caused by: intradural lesion at l4, 1.5 cm tarlov cyst at s-2, and damage from mini-arc bladder sling and partial removal?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Maybe: It will not demonstrate evidence of damage from the intradural lesion or the tarlov cyst. It might demonstrate damage from the surgery if symptoms an... Read More

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A 34-year-old member asked:

Can the upper back spasms cause tightness in the chest?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Yes: The upper back muscle spasms can sometimes very quickly radiate around the chest to the front causing a "vise-like" compression sensation with shortne... Read More

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A 46-year-old member asked:

Is it better to walk with painful sciatica or rest it?

Orthopedic Spine Surgery 48 years experience

Walk: Rest for 2-3 days, try nsaids walk as tolerated or cycle. If no improvement seek nerve block then exercise ... If no positive results the surgery bec... Read More

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