Treatment 42 yr congenital scoliosis hemi vertebrae L4 has lead to osteoarthritis in lumbar, fractured pedicles, stenosis + degeneratIve discs L4 l5?
See ortho spine doc. You may need reconstructive or supportive surgery to prevent nerve damage if you have more than one vertebral body affected by the osteoarthritis. If this is a congenital issue an ortho spine doctor would give you the best advice on how to proceed safely.
About HealthTap
111,000+
Top Doctors
25,821
Lives saved
7
billion+
Answers served
Doctors in our network have worked for:
Related Questions
- What is the best treatment for lower back pain l4 l5 spinal fracture of lambar I think. My dr is treating me. With pain meds I also was on many. On many other meds but no luck I have very active life and I cant do my daily task anymore bc pain?
- How can I reduce pain in leg, calf and foot due to osteoarthritis in l2, l3, L4 and L5 vertebrae?
- A xray of my lumbar spine showed a abdominal aorta anuerysm at L4-L5. A follow up C-Scan for a fracture reports, the abdominal area is unremarkable.?
- After my last deployment; I came home with chronic lower back pain. The pain has now progressed to my hips and down my legs. I have been told I have spinalbifia, and recently a old fracture was found in my spine around my l3, l4, L5 area while doing xrays
- Treatments options for l5/s1 disc extrusion that effaces the s1 nerve root along with mild anterposterial congenital spinal stenosis of the lumbar spi?
- 65 yr fem, herniated disc of lumbar MRI show mild disc bulge from L1-L2 to L4-L5, slight degen. Grade 1 retrolisthesis. Had 1 month therapy. Osteoporosis. I have severe back and left side pain. What next? Acupuncture? Pain mngmt? Shot in back?
- Increasing numbness limbs constant pain and spasms in lower & upper back & down left leg, MRI lumbar showed bulge disk L4 l5, rotatory scoliosis causes
- May the protruding part of the disk L4-L5 (4.2mm) be sliced off using some minimally invasive surgical procedure? I have dynamic stenosis at L4-L5. Strong pain in lower right buttock after sitting for 2+ hours. Conservative treatment did not help.
- "Facet enlargement in the lower lumbar spine and multilevel degen disc narrowing. There is foraminal stenosis, greatest on the r side @ L4-L5" Meaning?
- What is the prognosis for lumbar stenosis with bulging discs at l4/l5 and l3/l4 with spinal cord effacement and bilateral facet joint hypertrophy.
People Also Viewed
- Exercises for degenerative disc disease
- Abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine
- C spine degenerative disc disease
- Abnormal curvature of the lumbar spine
- What is the best treatment for abnormal curvature of the spine
- Degenerative disc disease and prolotherapy
- 3 abnormal curvatures of the spine
- Degenerative disc disease in thoracic spine
- What is abnormal curvature of the spine
- The abnormal inward curvature of the spine is called
Related Topics
About HealthTap
111,000+
Top Doctors
25,821
Lives saved
7
billion+
Answers served
Doctors in our network have worked for:
Related Questions
- What is the best treatment for lower back pain l4 l5 spinal fracture of lambar I think. My dr is treating me. With pain meds I also was on many. On many other meds but no luck I have very active life and I cant do my daily task anymore bc pain?
- How can I reduce pain in leg, calf and foot due to osteoarthritis in l2, l3, L4 and L5 vertebrae?
- A xray of my lumbar spine showed a abdominal aorta anuerysm at L4-L5. A follow up C-Scan for a fracture reports, the abdominal area is unremarkable.?
- After my last deployment; I came home with chronic lower back pain. The pain has now progressed to my hips and down my legs. I have been told I have spinalbifia, and recently a old fracture was found in my spine around my l3, l4, L5 area while doing xrays
- Treatments options for l5/s1 disc extrusion that effaces the s1 nerve root along with mild anterposterial congenital spinal stenosis of the lumbar spi?
- 65 yr fem, herniated disc of lumbar MRI show mild disc bulge from L1-L2 to L4-L5, slight degen. Grade 1 retrolisthesis. Had 1 month therapy. Osteoporosis. I have severe back and left side pain. What next? Acupuncture? Pain mngmt? Shot in back?
- Increasing numbness limbs constant pain and spasms in lower & upper back & down left leg, MRI lumbar showed bulge disk L4 l5, rotatory scoliosis causes
- May the protruding part of the disk L4-L5 (4.2mm) be sliced off using some minimally invasive surgical procedure? I have dynamic stenosis at L4-L5. Strong pain in lower right buttock after sitting for 2+ hours. Conservative treatment did not help.
- "Facet enlargement in the lower lumbar spine and multilevel degen disc narrowing. There is foraminal stenosis, greatest on the r side @ L4-L5" Meaning?
- What is the prognosis for lumbar stenosis with bulging discs at l4/l5 and l3/l4 with spinal cord effacement and bilateral facet joint hypertrophy.
People Also Viewed
- Exercises for degenerative disc disease
- Abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine
- C spine degenerative disc disease
- Abnormal curvature of the lumbar spine
- What is the best treatment for abnormal curvature of the spine
- Degenerative disc disease and prolotherapy
- 3 abnormal curvatures of the spine
- Degenerative disc disease in thoracic spine
- What is abnormal curvature of the spine
- The abnormal inward curvature of the spine is called