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Can A Spinal Tap Cause Back Problems

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Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

I am scheduled to have a spinal tap on Friday, my back hurts really bad, So. I wanted to get a hot stone massage on thursday. Should I wait until after the spinal tap, so the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr.  Ajay Panwar MD

After my spinal tap my upper back and arms are in a lot of pain. Is this normal ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ajay Panwar ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Shoaib Khan MD

spinal tap due to lesions on brain from mri and ms like symptoms Spinal tap showed 0 obands.says ... symptoms which caused need for spinal tap... Not sure i understand what result... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shoaib Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Mayank Bhargava MD

I got a spinal tap and the results show 96% lymphocytes and 4% monocytes. I have been very dizzy and feeling like fainting . I am HIV+ Spinal tap was for syphilis (negative) but coincidentally I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mayank Bhargava ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Neeraj Kumar MD

I have upper back pain from a spinal tap . It's been over two weeks now. The test results were negative. Will this pain subside? Is it something that must be addressed with another medication/procedure... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Neeraj Kumar ( Neurologist)

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Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

tap to be able to find traces of blood in my fluid. Since the spinal tap I have had lower back pain everyday and in a couple of cases my legs have almost given out on me. The spinal... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Mohammed Abdul Nasir MD

hello. My husband had a spinal tap done on Thursday afternoon. The first dr. couldn t get into the ... and do the spinal tap. They had him lay flat after the procedure for 25 minutes then let us... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Abdul Nasir ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Noble Zachariah MD

My daughter had a CT scan of her head and then a spinal tap in the ER. The CT scan came back normal ... back pain and pain in her thighs. Is this due to the spinal tap and will... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Noble Zachariah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Abaz Quka MD

My grandmother just had a spinal tap done and thursday last week. She is now complaining of pain in ... normal reaction to the spinal tap or medication? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abaz Quka ( Neurologist)
Dr. Rajeevan Brahalathan MD

anything wrong MRI, CT, Spinal tap all normal however spinal tap did have high normal ranges. After having 2 spinal taps her memory came back almost immediately. Just looking for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajeevan Brahalathan ( General & Family Physician)