Question 1

i've undergone a laminoplasty and want to know any recovery issues?

Accepted Answer

Laminoplasty effects: Main issue is slow or incomplete recovery of previous spinal cord damage. This surgery prevents worsening, but doesn't guarantee recovery. Stiffness. Weakness or pain in the shoulder and biceps can be disabling in cases, but usually temporary. Spinal cord injury can occur after surgery in rare cases due to loss of blood supply to cord. Loss of opening created at surgery and recurrence of symptoms.

Question 2

what's cervical fluid produced and what are its functions?

Accepted Answer

Cervical fluid: Produced in the cervix, it is a lubricant that helps sperms move thru to the uterus.

Question 3

what's bulky cervix?

Accepted Answer

Normal variant: Depending on the number of children born via vaginal delivery a woman has, sometimes her cervix can be 
"bulky".  Typically if a woman has never had a vaginal delivery, her cervix will be small, as it's never stretched out. Bulky is a normal variant and doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with the cervix, per se.

Question 4

what is cervical dystonia?

Accepted Answer

Muscle involvement: By which muscles are showing dystnia and neurological examination.

Question 5

how do u check ur cervix ?

Accepted Answer

You can't: Requires a physician with a speculum.

Question 6

what is a cervical pillow?

Accepted Answer

Contoured: A pillow which is contoured to the neck and gives support.

Question 7

how do you feel your cervix?

Accepted Answer

Self Cervical Exam: Many women find it difficult to fell their own cervix.  You simply need to gently place you finger in the vagina until you feel a firm circular area at the back of the vagina.  That is the cervix.

Question 8

cervical myopathy prognosis?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Needs immediate evaluation by a spine surgeon before any permanent damage sets in.

Question 9

can they fix a curved cervix?

Accepted Answer

Not needed: The cervix is part of the uterus.  Most women have some natural and normal curvature to the uterus, of varying degrees - and there is no indication for, or need for, any treatment for that curvature.

Question 10

what does a bulky cervix mean?

Accepted Answer

It may be abnormal: It may contain a lesion.

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