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How long does a post lumbar headache last?
Lumbar puncture headaches typically begin within two days after the procedure and persist from a few days to several weeks or months.
How long does it take to have a lumbar puncture?
A lumbar puncture takes about 30 minutes.
What joints connect with the lumbar vertebrae?
The lumbar vertebrae is a long bone
If you get the World of Warcraft disc how long does your account last?
When you get a WoW disc, you also receive one free month of play time. After that, your account lasts for as long as you pay the $15 each month.
Spinal Disc Herniation?
When a spinal disc has a tear in its outer, fibrous ring, a portion of the disc's gel-like nucleus may protrude. Doctors refer to this as a disc herniation, ruptured disc or prolapsed disc. These tears always occur in the rear portion of the spine, usually to one side, medically called postero-lateral. The lowest and second-to-lowest discs, called L5-S1 and L4-L5 respectively, are the discs most likely to become herniated. Before a disc herniates, the fibrous ring has usually weakened and begun to bulge. Sometimes heavy lifting precedes a herniation, but other times patients cannot pinpoint a specific event as the cause. Disc herniations are most common in middle-aged adults. A ruptured disc is often excruciatingly painful. When a disc herniates, inflammatory chemicals are released that irritate the spinal nerve root. This produces shooting pain down the affected nerve, often down the buttocks and one leg. The protruding portion of the disc can also compresses the nerve root, causing numbness or weakness of a foot, ankle or leg. If the ruptured disc is in the neck, arm and hand numbness or weakness can result. Although the symptoms can be alarming, the vast majority of herniated discs heal within one to six weeks. If there is no weakness, patients can even wait 12 weeks or longer for the disc to heal. A small percentage of herniations do not heal on their own and require surgery. If a disc herniation causes bladder or bowel incontinence and numbness in the inner thighs, it is called cauda equina syndrome and considered a medical emergency. Emergency surgery is usually required to prevent permanent incontinence. The majority of disc herniations are treated conservatively. Patients are told to alternate lying down and walking, while avoiding sitting and standing. They may also receive physical therapy and steroid injections into the nerve root to alleviate pain. Surgery can be effective, but it is a last resort. The gold standard is a microdiscectomy, which can be either an open procedure or a minimally-invasive laparascopic operation. In a microdiscectomy, a portion of the disc nucleus is removed, relieving pressure on the nerve. Possible long-term complications include pain from scar tissue adhering to the nerve and further disc deterioration from removing part of the nucleus.
How long does it take for herniated lumber disc to heal?
This would depend on a variety of factors. Is the disc protruding, extruding or completely sequestered? Other factors would be age and other health factors that would inhibit healing. Other considerations would be conservative vs surgical treatment for the condition. The best case scenario, a protruding disk that is managed by conservative treatment, (anti-iflammitory medication/physical therapy) would resolve in several weeks. The worst case, a sequestered disk that needs surgery might take several months/years to resolve depending on the extent of spinal chord/nerve impact. in some cases, due to degenerative disc disease, and the nature of disc material itself (lumbar discs are made up primarily of two types of cartilage-like proteins that are not readily able to heal themselves like other tissue) the disc herniation will not heal itself without surgical intervention. It should be noted that surgical options such as selective microscopic-discectomy have improved healing times for disc herniation significantly. In any surgical case, a thorough discussion with an orthopedist is essential. Traditional surgery for herniated lumbar discs completley and permanently sever some tendon/conective tissue - but generally has success relieving pain initially. Microdiscectomy has a lower rate of successfully eliminating pain in some studies, and has been studied less than traditional discectomy. Ten-year success rates for discectomy patients of both types of surgery is lower than 75% in most accepted studies - as pain/discomfort often returns over time.
How long should the disc brakes last on a Peugeot 307 cc?
The vehicle doesnt really matter...its the quality of the break pads that you buy.
What type of aftercare is needed after a lumbar puncture?
Patients must avoid sitting or standing and remain lying down for as long as six hours after the lumbar puncture. They should also drink plenty of fluid to help prevent lumbar puncture headache
What is the adjective used for the lower back?
Lumbar is the adjective used to describe the lower back. For instance, "The lumbar support in that chair makes it easier to use it for long periods of time."
Will someone with lumbar stenosis have a positive babinski sign?
Not typical of lumbar spinal stenosis because the claudication is not affecting the descending long tracts of the spinal cord which terminates at L1.
Can you rewind a DVD like you can a video cassette?
As the DVD is a disc, rather than a long stream of video tape, you can jump around to any part of the disc. You can jump straight to the beginning, to the place you stopped watching last time you used the disc, or to any particular scene on the disc. The Mac's DVD player lets you add your own bookmarks to a movie so that you can jump back to the particular part of the disc that you have marked.
Does numbness from a herniated disc ever subside?
unless you fix the root of the problem, which is stop the herniation pressing against the nerve, typically no. However the numbness can be managed with heat therapy, massage and exercise. if they get bad enough, doctors typically prescribe pain killers but in general i dont really advise using them as long term use wrecks havoc on your digestive system
