Posts Tagged ‘surgeries’

memory foam back pillow?

My mom used to have one she used for her back while she played piano at church but someone stole it. We can’t find the same brand of the one she had and I want to get one for her for Christmas. It was like a lumbar support thing… she’s had a lot of back [...]

Lumbar Laminectomy

This 3D medical animation shows a lumbar laminectomy back surgery procedure. Beginning with an orientation of the lumbar spine, the animation shows boney spurs, a left side disc herniation and boney tumors that impinge the dorsal nerve root, causing pain sensations to flow down the left leg. The surgical correction of this condition requires a [...]

Back Surgery – Lumbar Laminectomy

This medical animation shows a lumbar laminectomy back surgery procedure. Beginning with an orientation of the lumbar spine, the animation show a left side disc hernation impinging the dorsal nerve root, causing pain sensations to flow down the left leg. The surgical correction of this condition requires a portion of the lamina of the vertebra [...]

After an L5 (lumbar) fracture, will bracing fix my scoliosis?

I fractured my 5th lumbar very badly and it has been healing for just over 7 months now(I’ve been braced for about 2-3 months in one of those giant white hard plastic braces.Now, I had slight scoliosis before.Will I heal and be even better than I was originally?I’ve heard of surgeries where bones are broken [...]