Dr. Daniel Elskens
Neurosurgery
Sandusky , OH
36 years experience male
Locations
NOMS Neurosurgery
Sandusky , OH
Office
Holland
About
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Neurosurgery
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
62 Answers
3 Agrees
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A 56-year-old female asked:
Dr. Daniel Elskensanswered
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Headaches with tumor: You should talk to your surgeon. The causes are too varied to make a blanket recommendation.
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Ulnar surgery: Basic wound healing in a month, but recovery of the nerve may take three to six months, or even longer.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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LBP with sitting: Sitting actually puts more stress on your back mechanically than either lying or standing. It is common for people with mechanical disk pain to have p... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Whiplash: It's not specifically about the speed, but how much of the kinetic energy from the crash is transferred to the patient in an acceleration deceleration... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Neuropathy: Neuropathy is related to the nerves, so until the nerve supply affects the blood supply, etc., the foot can look outwardly normal. Generally, people w... Read More
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A 41-year-old male asked:
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Leg numb/tingling: If persistent, you should be evaluated.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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"Sleeping wrong": Always got a kick out of how we can go something as simple as sleep, wrong! usually this represents chronic mechanical changes in our neck from age, ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
How can i tell the difference between sciatica caused by a herniated disc or by piriformis syndrome?
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Piriformis/sciatica: Piriformis syndrome is rare, usually secondary to trauma, and can be distinguished on physical exam by a competent spine specialist. In difficult clin... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Scoliosis & Chiro: No. They deal with positional alignment and scoliosis is structural.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Scoliosis and pain: Scoliosis puts stress on the other support mechanisms of the spine, such as the muscles, ligaments, joints, etcetera. This can lead to pain.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Sciatica gets better: With such minimal info, it's hard to help. The length of time of symptoms is important. If there is any other associated symptoms such as numbness or ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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C2-3 alignment: The first question is understanding what you mean by misalignment. Are we talking about positional alignment, such as described by a chiropractor, or ... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
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Healing disk: Once a disk is injured, it heals, but will never be 'normal'. 70% of people with an incident of back pain will recover spontaneously. The human body i... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Parnate (tranylcypromine): It is an antidepressant in the group known as monoamine oxidase inhibitors. It has risks related to all maoi usage, and should be monitored by a physi... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Possible stroke: If these are new symptoms, they need to be evaluated.
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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Neuropathy: Pain and tingling in toes can be neuropathy, but if it radiates along the leg, particularly in the thigh one needs to be concerned about a radiculopat... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
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Need for 2nd O.R.: Adjacent level changes are common after fusion surgery. Conservative treatment is still warranted like therapy, body mechanics, and facet ( joint) inj... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Late effects CHI: A person with a head injury bad enough to be admitted to the hospital, has a 65% chance of having long term findings on neuropsych testing, so yes hea... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Exercises and spine: Once cleared from your physician, core exercises for the back are always valuable to reduce symptoms and prevent recurrence. This involves stretching ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Helping fusion: There are several stages:
initially, just getting over the surgery, then the initial muscle healing which can take 4-6 weeks, exercise and therapy to... Read More
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Sciatica treatment: 70%get better. Initially rest followed by graded stretching exercises, and once loosened up and pain reduced, strengthening exercises to prevent recur... Read More
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A 56-year-old member asked:
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Subarachnoid hemor.: Depends on the etiology of the first hemorrhage.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Posherpetic neuralgi: Overall, about 20%, but increasing incidence as we age. This is the reason to consider the vaccine.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Lioresal, (baclofen) motival: Relatively contraindicated secondary to additive central nervous system depression.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Brain hemorrhage: Any age from in utero until death.
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Swelling post op: If the bulging feels like fluid, it could be a spinal fluid leak, which is a known risk of spinal surgery. You should contact your surgeon.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Concussion: If he doesn't remember the events he needs to be evaluated by a physician.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Stroke from manip.: Manipulation of the neck has been known to cause a dissection, or injury to the blood vessels that run through the spine to the brain, known as a vert... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Symptoms of sciatica: "sciatica" is pain, numbness, and/or weakness in the distribution of the sciatic nerve. It's almost never caused by irritation of the sciatic nerve, b... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Paraganglioglioma: Unfortunately, they connect her at multiple locations. It is difficult to make recommendations if we don't have more information. Treatment for most p... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Stiff neck: Yes, but unfortunately, like a headache could be a brain tumor, but rarely is. Isolated neck stiffness without a setting of exposure would be unusual ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Scoliosis: Do you really want the cheapest? I wouldn't want the lowest bidder for everything i do. The most appropriate care is, by nature, cost effective. Start... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Pain with MRI (-): You should be evaluated by a physiatrist to look at mechanical and musculoskeletal causes outside of the spine.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Scoliosis pregnancy: Surprisingly people with scoliosis or other back problems many times do not have significant difficulty with pregnancy. For my patients i always sugge... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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PT for scoliosis: Therapy is all about improving core muscles to reduce or slow down the scoliosis.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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? Guillain- Barre: If the symptoms were gone in two days, it is not guillain-barre.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Neck spur: Therapy, exercise, improving core muscles and body mechanics all can help alleviate the mechanical stress that leads to the breakdown of the disc and ... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Bulging dsc: You should be reevaluated to see if a repeat study is indicated.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Whiplash: First, important to know if that is truly your diagnosis. Whiplash is given for the constellation of symptoms surrounding injuries to the soft tissues... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Chiropractic injury: Seek advice from your regular medical doctor, or walk in clinic if you don't have a primary physician. Thankfully, most problems from chiropractic car... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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C6-7 disc: It would seem it is time to be evaluated by a surgeon. That doesn't mean you will need surgery, but a surgeon is in an unique position to help you ass... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Daniel Elskensanswered
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Baclofen & Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine hcl): Generally no.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Tx for pinched nerve: In the absence of neurologic deficits, time is the great healer, with stretching and core exercises.
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A 77-year-old female asked:
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Epidurals: Actually, at the north american spine meeting this last winter, significant evidence was presented that epidurals for stenosis may actually be counter... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Daniel Elskensanswered
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Occipital neuralgia: The C2 nerve in the spine ascends along the notch on the back and side of your head, becoming the occipital nerve. Irritation can cause pain, burning,... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Pinched nerve: With such limited information, one can only talk in generalities. Most back difficulties resolve on their own in six to twelve weeks. For persistent s... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Tumor mistake: Doctors are human too, and make mistakes like everyone else. Some tumors are readily diagnosed but some can be elusive and we struggle with making th... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Concussion eval.: If it's persistent, yes it should be evaluated. If isolated, it can be watched.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Chiropractor digesti: No reliable scientific data, however, if manipulative therapy relaxes you, and your digestive disorder is partly influenced by anxiety, one could see ... Read More
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Headaches and disk: Headaches can be associated with cervical disk problems, but generally that is a secondary phenomenon.
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Dr. Elskens is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Elskens is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Symptoms in one foot..could b helpful
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Michigan Medical School, MI
Graduated 1986MD
Medical/Graduate school
University of Alabama School of Medicine, AL
MD
Residency
HENRY FORD HOSPITAL
Completed 1992
Awards
Top Neurosurgeon , Second Place, Michigan - Summer
2013
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