Hi,I am Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi (General & Family Physician). I will be looking into your question and guiding you through the process. Please write your question below.
My 8 yr old grandson was found to have a little curvature of the spine last year on a physical that was at a 5. He had his physical this year and has now grown to an 11. He has grown 3 inches this year ... View answer
My wife has very severe curvature of spine... 82 years old. Under Pain Management- oxycodin and gabapentin . #1. Curvature is causing swallowing, esophagus problems, and breathing. Not to severe yet. Any ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha
( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Hi doctor. Whenever I wake up in the mornings or the middle of the night, it feels like my lower spine has curved too much inward toward my stomach. No sleeping position helps and I lose a lot of sleep ... View answer
My daughter is four and a half and has an 8 degree curvature to the right with the apex of the curvature at the L2-L3. Should she be in a brace considering the amount of growth time she still has left? She also has spastic... View answer
My spine is far from straight, if you run a finger down my spine, you can find many of the bones ... but nothing that inhibits any movements. should I have my spine looked at? or is it ok to leave as... View answer
my grandmother is 92 has pad and arthritis and curvature of the spine. She wears her stockings all day and keeps her feet up but she also stays there all day and night from the pain. She is on water ... View answer
My wife had back surgery the first of December 2016. It was on L2 - L5. They inserted rods and pins to relieve back pain and to correct her spinecurvature. She is still in some pain and we were thinking ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Gopal Goel
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Yes. I can explain that. It means that the intravertebral disc is moved out of the normal place between the bones, and the disc is pressing the spinal cord.
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If you may have some type of abnormal spinecurvature then, that 1st needs to be evaluated by a physician to see what activities are allowed to do without hurting yourself. The doctor may want physical...