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Back Neck and Spine

The pains of the day - work, stress, physical labor, or other irritants - often manifest in the back and neck area. Here you might ask and answer questions about treating back and neck pain, or perhaps identify a particular ailment.

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What is hypertrophy of the uncinate process with a diffuse bulging annuluse centrally and to the left with a slight indentation of the cord?

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Uncinate process is a bony protrusion in the body.Foramen is an opening or passage. Together they form structures much like those in the spine. Sourceshttp://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/figsonly/233/1/87http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&q=cervical+spine+uncinate+processDictionary.com foramen (fə-rā'mən) Pronunciation Key

Plural foramina (fə-rām'ə-nə) or foramens

An opening or short passage, especially in the body. ◇ The large opening in the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes is called the foramen magnum (māg'nəm). ◇ The opening in the septum between the right and left atria of the heart, present in the fetus but usually closed soon after birth, is the foramen ovale Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This Main Entry: uncinate process

Function: noun

: an irregular downwardly and backwardly directed process of each lateral mass of the ethmoid bone that articulates with the inferior nasal conchae

Is it bad to play rugby and other sports with scoliosis and muscle spasm's in you back?

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As Rugby is a high impact sport playing with ANY skeletal issue is inadvisable. Its more so where the back is effected. There are sports that this type of issue will not effect the performance of the person - I suggest seeking expert advice

Can you do yoga if you have a herniated disc?

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No!!!

I am editing the above answer. You can do yoga, but make sure the teachers are aware of your condition. If any postures invoke the disk related pain, do not do them, or ask for modifications so you can practice without pain. You might find that styles of yoga that include a lot of forward bends are not for you. Backward bends may alleviate your pain.

What could be wrong when you have shoulder pain while throwing a softball?

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because a dodgeball is so light has no friction when you're throwing.

Do barracudas have backbones?

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Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone and an internal bony skeleton and include fish such as barracudas.

Do you use ice or heat to treat knotted muscles?

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I had the same exact question today. I found this site to be the most helpful. It explains the difference very well.

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/rehab/a/heatorcold.htm

Where is l3-l4 disc?

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Put your hands on your hips with your thumbs pointed towards your back. If you follow your thumbs back to your spine you are approximately at the L3-L4 disk level.

What is the price of bio disc?

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15000 Rupees

What does uncinate process hypertrophy at C5 C6 mean?

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It means a small portion of one of the bones in the spine is bigger than it should be. C5/C6 are at the base of the neck, just above where it joins the body.

'What does it mean when the MRI comes back with C5-C6 and C6-C7 disc osteophytic complex with some narrowing of the left lateral recesses at these two levels?

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From what I see in your question, you're talking about the bones in your neck called cervical bones. For the #'s you gave, it would mean there's narrowing or lack of a gap between cervical #5 thru cervical #7. (5-6-7) That's most of the way up from the base of the neck on the backside. Narrowing of spaces where there's usually gaps is caused by wear & tear and aging usually and when the cushions between the bones are shrinking from wearing down or the aging process the consequence is narrowing. In this case on the left sides of C5 thru C7.

What is the function of a nerve cord in a worm?

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While humans and other vertebrates have a spinal column that runs down their back, or dorsal side, earthworms possess a nerve cord consisting of two strands that runs down their belly, or ventral side. The nerve cord of an earthworm relays impulses from receptors in the worm's anterior to posterior parts of its body.

What is disc narrowing?

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this refers to the disks in the spine ..as we age and other reasons the space begins to narrow between the vertabrae

What causes the hump in the toad's back?

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provides support that allows frogs to hop at anytime.

What is disc hydration loss?

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* Loss of lumber lordosis* Loss of normal disc hydration seen at multiple levels

* Disc bulge seen at L2 -3 L3-4 L4-5 and L5-s1 levels indenting anterior thecal sac with impingement of the corresponding exit nerve roots at l3-4 l4-5 and l50s1 levels

* No spinal canal stenosis seen

* Normal vertebral bodises

What is echotexture?

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What is heterogeneous echotexture

Is a 3mm x 5mm rotator tear serious?

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Yes. Your rotator cuff holds your shoulder in place. Any tear will cause great pain raising your arm above your head, problems sleeping, etc.

Unfortunately, surgical procedures are usually the only way to fix it.

What would a hard lump on a child's left jawline be?

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This could be due to an enlarged lymph node. There are several reasons behind lymph node swellings.

They can also be due to enlarged salivary glands, due to a calculus (stone) or other reasons, for example, stenosed salivary duct.

The probability of congenital causes are more at this age.

What is Mild uncovertebral joint degeneration?

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MILD LEFT FORAMINAL NARROWING AT C5-C6 SECONDARY TO UNCOVERTEBRAL JOIN HYPERMETROPHY AND SPUR FORMATION

Can you take lorcet anally?

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Absolutely. There are Lorcet suppositories readily available.

Could an inflamed appendix cause back pain?

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I cannot provide a professional response but I do have some experience regarding this. I have been fighting a kind of back pain for over a year. It had been very hard to diagnose and treat. Physical therapy didn't seem to help, neither did yoga. It was not showing the signs of being an injured disc. Exercise never seemed to help either.

I recently had my appendix removed and surprisingly all those back problems have disappeared. No one has mentioned a link between the two but for whatever reason the back pain stopped almost immediately after the surgery.

What does a Desiccation in the L5 S1 mean?

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The spine has several sections, each denoted by a letter. Starting from the top, C=cervical spine (neck); T=thoracic spine (upper body); L=lumbar spine (lower body); and S=sacral or sacrum (just above the talbone). (There is also the coccyx, or tailbone, which in most is one solid bone, and has no specific letter denotation.) Each section has multiple bones called vertebrae that are numbered. There are spaces in between each vertebra called discs. These are circular pieces of cartilage filled with a jelly-like material called the nucleosus pulposus. These discs serve as a cushion between the bones, and are crucial to allowing the spine to flex and bend freely. Discs are named by using the position of the vertebrae that "sandwich" it, in this case, L5,S1 (the 5th lumbar vertebra and 1st sacral vertebra). Dessication means drying out. So, in layman's terms, the disc in the lowest part of the lumbar spine has dried out, which means that the it is less able to provide cushioning from the bones during movement.

Where is epicardial lymph node located in your body?

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What are epicardial lymphnodes in the abdominal area

What causes flattening of the spinal cord?

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Your doctor is the one to ask. If you mean bone breaking, very serious. Perhaps paralysis.