osteoarthritis of vertebrae

So hear I sit with the severe pain of osteoarthritis and apparently fractured vertebrae and nobody will treat me. Does anyone have any suggestions?? Besides a trip to the ER?

‘Line of weight bearing falling anterior to the sacral promontory’ would indicate an abnormal spinal curvature which could be the cause or the result of osteoarthritis. Some degree of osteoarthritis is expected with age which can worsen post-menopause, being overweight, improper posture, lack of physical exercise/ muscle strength, chronic trauma, diabetes etc., which causes degeneration of the joint and associated inflammation that causes pain. The acute injury is unlikely to be related to it.

Spondylosis is the slipping (Subluxation) of the 2 adjacent vertebrae over the joint (called as the facets).The main treatment is Physiotherapy as 90 of the cases get resolved with it.Here also, the Orthopaedician would surely help you out, with proper clinical evaluation. Hope my answer was clear to you. Regards..

Your MRI also suggests that you have osteoarthritis within the vertebrae in your spine. The decreased disc space is due to the disc being compressed and/or the progression of the degenerative disc disease which causes the discs to loose fluid. You have several bulging discs from compression from the surrounding vertebrae and there are a few that are pushing up against the thecal sac (which is your spinal cord that houses hundreds of nerves).

This report is of the large amount of osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease that you have in your back. The report deals only with the bones and the appearance of the nerves AFTER they have left the spinal cord - so the peripheral nerves. this report has nothing to do with MS, but might offer a reason for problems. The report does not even mention the spinal cord itself, so it is very incomplete.

Hi, Thank you for posting. Recurrence of spur depends on the associated conditions present, such as osteoarthritis. Further evaluation may need to be done to determine the best course of action. If there is swelling and pain in the joints, it is best that you have this checked for proper examiantion. Take care always.

This is all because my right leg has been in severe continuous pain for over 3 years and I have to stand to do my job. I need to get rid of this, I cannot do any walking anymore or pretty much anything else. Anyway, here are the findings: "Impression: Mild multilevel lower lumbar spondylosis and lower lumbar facet osteoarthritis as detailed below. No canal or foraminal stenosis. No disc herniation or nerve root impingement. Inflammatory changes in the right L4-5 facet joint.

- Sacroilitis refers to inflammation of the sacroilial joint (joint between the hip bone and the lower back bone - Spondylotic changes refer to degenerative osteoarthritis of the joints between the spinal vertebrae and/or neural foraminae. - There is evidence of degeneration of the lower spine at multiple levels.

Well it looks like you have the beginnings of osteoarthritis, possibly DDD in the future, and facet arthritis with constant compression of the vertebrae affected by the ligamentum flavum. As well as stenosis. I have facet arthritis, stenois, early DDD and a herniated disk and it's very painful. I'm also in my mid 20's so I know how hard it is to be taken seriously. I've been to 2 primary doctors, a neurosurgeon and now finally I'm in pain management.

X-rays show lack of fluid in the knee. Thus giving lot of pain. I have tried all sorts of therapies, but to no effect. I am now thinking of either get a shot or replace the knees. The left knee is also on the brink. I have to use pain killers. Please advise about taking a shot if I should take a shot of Synvisc-One. This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/1037175'>Changing from Supartz to Synvisc-One shots</a>.

i was also wondering about the osteoarthritis as my dr told me that i have severe degenerative osteoarthritis of the lower spine (I forgot the numbers), hips, left shoulder and both feet. I had major surgery last summer and mesh was used to attach part of my bowel to my spine. My dr figures that this may have jump-started the arthritis issues. Currently i have probs walking, bending and overall it hurts to be on my feet for more than 20 mins at a time.

lo Josepha, there's a reasonable chance you have developed arthritis ok....but of course you should confirm with docs. As for meds....the doc may prescribe any number of anti-inflammatories...trial and error for what suits you best really. If you get pain in the area when working it...I suppose the only answer is your body is telling you to give it a rest. If heat relieves the pain then go for it. If the joints are inflamed regularly...well then get anti-inflammatories from doc.

I've had mri's of my spine and shows osteoarthritis with bone spurs in cervical thoracic and lumbar. This was done in 2007 (i was 35), now i have this horrible tendonitis in both wrists and i'm on prednisone. Could this be related to the arthritis? i'm seeing an ortho but he doesn't know about the osteoarthritis (i was just rereading my reports and it jumped out at me). What should i expect with this diagnosis?

If you have pain on rest, or as soon as you start walking, or there is too much of bending of your knees, then you should not waste any time and get the replacement done. However if you have a good walking distance (say more than 2-3 kms), then you will benefit from Synvics injections or a steroid injection also. So you tell me, wht's your walking distance?

I have a question about Osteoarthritis and the pain that comes with it. Last November I had 5, 6, and 7 upper vertebra fused together and feel so much better in that way BUT i can't take anti inflammatory medications for my Osteoarthritis, Tylenol doesn't even help a bit and non of the arthritis over the counter meds help either. My question is... is there a non narcotic pain medication that I can take every day? I am 45 years old and very healthy besides my arthritis. thank you!

I have Osteoarthritis and it is getting worse. I taken Celebrex, Norco, Tramadol and Vicopren. None of these are working. I don't have insurance and go to a public health clinic. They don't seem to know what to do. Could you please advise me on what I can take that will help with the chronic pain and will be inexpensive.

how do i stop/ slow down osteiarthritis.what kinds of pills can i take to prevent it from getting worse?

I had an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion of C4-C7 done on 2/17/09. Within two hours of the surgery, my neck, shoulder, arm pain and numbness was completely gone! I have some shoulder tenderness from being positioned on the O.R table in a hyperextension of my neck, but am taking a muscle relaxant with good relief. Amazingly, I did not experience any problems with hoarseness of my voice or difficulty swallowing.

More commonly known as neck arthritis, this is a condition caused due to wear of the joints, or onset of osteoarthritis, which could also be aggravated due to wrong neck postures. Often, there is formation of bone spurs, which leads to nerve compression or pinching.

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