Nerve decompression surgery
A nerve is in a tight space may be irritated or damaged, causing pain and/or loss of function (weakness or sensory changes). Surgical decompression aims to make more space for a nerve; relieve the pressure on it. Usual places where this occurs are across certain joints (wrist, elbow, sometimes knee) & as the nerve exits the spinal canal formed by the bones of the spine - arthritis or disks pinch.
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A 29-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: nerve decompression surgery?
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A 56-year old female asked:
If i grip something for too long or too tight i get terrible spasms and my fingers contort. I even had nerve decompression surgery.
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A 17-year old female asked:
Had a concussion 4 yrs ago.How would a doctor determine if I can qualify for occipital nerve decompression surgery to reduce chronic severe headaches?
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A 62-year old female asked:
Had facial nerve decompression surgery almost 17 years ago I have pain/tenderness even hurts to lay my head on a pillow at times. Maybe a couple times per year with no apparent reason for it. Hip replacement coming, will I have similar pains?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Post op care of decompression surgery of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. I have this surgery wednesday, can you tell me the post op care please?
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A 50-year old asked:
How long after decompression/spinal fusion surgery should nerve pain normally continue?
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A 41-year old female asked:
How long does it take for the numbness go away after ulnar nerve decompression in right elbow? It's been 5 months since the surgery!
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A 63-year old male asked:
My knee was burning on the in side and my feet was numbed i had decompression on cord surgery how long will it take my nerve to heel.
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A 41-year old female asked:
It's been a year since my surgery and my arm is still numb and aches. Is that normal? (Ulnar nerve decompression and medial epicondylar tendon repair)
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A 22-year old male asked:
Anyone heard of pudendal nerve and artery entrapment. Can this cause ED ? My penis has been feeling numb. Would an mri show pudendal artery / nerve compression. Anyone ever did decompression surgery of the artery / nerve to fix ED ?
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A 63-year old male asked:
CT and xrays showed mild age-related lumbar deterioration; Dr diagnosed lateral cutaneous nerve compression based on symptoms. Pain meds/antiinflammatories don't help at all. Is there success with spinal decompression surgery for this prblem?
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A 48-year old male asked:
Had cubical tunnel decompression, guyons canal release, and carpal tunnel release. I developed nerve pain post-surgery, in my elbow, forearm, back of arm, and numbness, tingling and now finger contractions. Do I have a nerve injury or is this normal?
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A female asked:
After 2 decompression surgeries for Chiari I malformation and 2 more for CSF leaks I now have a damaged Vagus nerve. Can this be repaired?
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A 40-year old asked:
For how long does chiari decompression surgery take?
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A member asked:
How do I cope after a chiari decompression surgery with spinalbifida.?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Had chiari decompression surgery in july. Was diagnosed with a pseudomenigocele. Will this likely resolve on its own?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I am highy nervous about having spinal decompression and fusion surgery. Mostly about not waking up and fusion failure. Why shouldn't I be?
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A 21-year old asked:
What isspinal decompressionandspine fusion surgery?
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A 49-year old asked:
What are the disadvantages and advantages of decompression surgery(removing a spinal disc)?
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A 31-year old asked:
I had spinal decompression surgery a year ago and I am wondering if I can now go on roller coasters?
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A 45-year old female asked:
What happen during decompression surgery in your neck? Are there any side effects to a lidoderm patch?
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A 58-year old male asked:
Can a C4 disc prolaps causing severe headaches be cured without decompression surgery?
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A 54-year old female asked:
How long should i wait from having a orbtial decompression surgery to having a strabismus surgery done?
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A 47-year old male asked:
Im having surgery on both shoulders 3-4 months apart. arthroscopic excision of distal clavical and sub accromial decompression. I'm wondering how long i'll be in a sling after each surgery and roughly how long before I can drive ? [automatic car?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have adult double scoliosis until 40 degrees I don't know exactly is there anything I can do to reduce the degrees instead of surgery I have a idea, do decompression surgical or not and after wear corset to improve the situation (corset not brace?
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A 55-year old female asked:
2013started off withemergency neck decompression surgery, then jaundice(stent in bioduct)sick the entire year.2014 1/2 mystrength &cravessalt,lemon,Y?
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A 32-year old female asked:
May need chiari decompression surgery. Have a top ns for procedure if necessary. Have codeine allergy. How can pain b controlled post operatively?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Would an MRI clearly show if someone had Acromioclavicular Decompression and Resection or not ? Is Acromioplasty same as a surgery mentioned above?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Age 27 yrs with hydrocephalus had III ventriculostomy 17 yrs ago and then had a programmable shunt 8 yrs ago, decompression surgery 5 yrs. ok to fly?
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A 59-year old female asked:
I had surgery for chiari malformation 1 decompression 1 yr ago. The headaches and other symptions haven't gone away. Will they? Why not? Does chiari ?
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