How effective are epidurial cortisone injections for a pinched nerve?

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I visited a chiropractor after being told that he might be able to help me with the pain caused by scoliosis/kyphosis/degenerative disc disease. I am in excruciating pain now. The result of the MRI is that my nerve is pinched where the curvature is. How effective are the epidural cortisone injections for a pinched nerve. Please someone help.
You should not go to the chiropractor instead see a physical therapist or an orthopedist and also ask your primary care physician what he thinks of you going to a chiro first. Trust me he wont think much of him.

Most Chiropractors are crooks. Here is the truth about what they do. A chiropractor can do spinal manipulations to relieve stress on spinal nerves caused by things like muscle tension or a slight misalignment of the discs. The manipulation is not a permanent change of anything though, and no - they can't permanently change the natural shape or curvature of a spine. An orthopedist can evaluate the situation and determine if a scoliosis is actually present, and if a brace would be of help. A brace has to be individually fitted though- it's not a one size fits all proposition. A chiropractor can be helpful in musculo-skeletal aches and pains, through manipulation and massage- but aside from that it's all smoke and mirrors. If you have back pain from the misalignment, they can help relieve that. But nothing they do is going to be a permanent fix. Spines don't work that way. To change a spine takes surgery and braces. Most chiropractors are quacks and want to take a full body X-ray then proceed and having you going to them for a very long time. In my opinion they are a little better then a back rub. Also Chiro's do not have medical degree's I would not have him give me any kind of medication. He knows nothing about it and actually doesn't really believe in medicine.  (+ info)

Diseases............?

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What are some diseases that carry through life and gradually get worse till you die? Sorry bout the morbid topic.
Also, if you know, diseases that make you have allergic reactions to food. Can't remember what its called.
Umm... another is... diseases you can get as a teenager.
CEliac Disease -Celiac disease, whether called gluten-sensitive enteropathy or non-tropical sprue, is one of a number of diseases that disrupt the absorptive surface of the small bowel. The result with celiac disease: a classical malabsorption syndrome for the patient.

Pneumonia / influenza, tuberculosis, and diarrhea/enteritis; heart disease; stroke; alzheimer's ;arteriosclerosis; cancer ( prostrate in men and breast cancer in women) chronic liver disease/ cirrhosis; COPD( chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder); Diabetes;Nrephritis;CRF(chronic renal failure) ; stroke; Muscular dystrophy( MD); MS( multiple Sclerosis; ) ; MG ( myasthenia gravis); CAD( coronary artery disease)

SLE( sytemic lupus erythematosus) ; ALS( amytrophic Lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig disease.; cystic fibrosis; and Gaucher's disease; RA- juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; amyloidosis; moyamoya disease; AVM (atrioventicular malformations ) in brain; Hodgkin's disease; Myocardial Infarction( MI or heart attacks); HIV/Aids; PV ( polycythemia vera).  (+ info)

diseases??

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can you tell me some diseases that can cause deaths?

p.s it is for homework lol
heart disease
diabetes
obesity
AIDs
Cancer
Liver disease
Mad Cow disease
the plague
Alzheimers
Parkinsons
Lou Gehrigs

Dang this is getting depressing  (+ info)

Mutiple Sclerosis is a disease in which white blood cells destroy the myelin sheath on nerve cells?

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what affect would this have on a nerve cell?
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Aspartame is a toxic nerve pioson that in tests, caused brain tumours in rats, Why was it passed by the FDA?

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Senior brain surgeons are claiming that Aspartame is probably responsible for a huge increase in brain tumours and diseases. Why then, was it passed by the FDA as fit for human consumption?
I have heard that the guy in the Regan Administration that allowed Aspartame to be used in food, went on to become the CEO of Serle, the company that makes, you guessed it, Aspartame.
Again I should be dead and buried - I've taken aspartame for about 15 years now and I'm still here. One thing they forgot to mention (I read about those experiments) the rats were given such a massive dose that no human being could possibly ingest in not one but two lifetimes. I mean you would have to eat the stuff with a shovel. That's why the rats developed those tumors. The amount given to those rats was way over-the-top out of proportion.

And by the way I've never had headaches or any other kind of side effects.

Funny isn't it people keep complaining about how much deadly stuff is in our food and how much pollution there is in the air and about global warming and the ozone layer yet our life expectancy has never been so high.  (+ info)

symptoms of nerve diseases?

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Which herb tablets help to maintain or repair nerve function or symptoms of Parkinson's disease?

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Thanks in advance.
Also this is for 60 years old male.
Actually, there are a few things that can help. Funny enough, Dr. Julian Whitaker just had an article in his most recent newsletter about this, too. He said that CoQ10, Vitamin E, Fish Oil, Creatine, Vitamin D, N-Acetyl-Cysteine, Vitamin C, Glutathione, and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy can all have beneficial impacts towards Parkinson's Disease (all in appropriate doses, of course). No, most of them aren't herbs, but most of them are natural nutrients that the body needs anyway ;-)
His website is at http://www.drwhitaker.com if you'd like more info. Good luck to the both of you!  (+ info)

What can be done for a pinched nerve in the lower back?

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My mom is a 63 yr old woman who has scolosios/kyphosis,degenerative disc disease,osteoporosis. She has a pinched nerve in her lower back where the curvature is. What can be done to treat the pinched nerve & and relieve her excruciating pain. (Thank you for all who answered.) I should have been more precise with my original question. Please help
Two things can be done... One is to see a chiropractor who will try to easy the pain using adjustments. The second thing is to get surgery. Depending on the advancement of your mother's scoliosis, etc... Surgery may be the only option.  (+ info)

What is the disease that attacks nerve endings that is a syndrome?

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I need sources that explain in detail what happens to the nerve cells of someone with Lou Gehrig's disease?

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I'm doing a project for Biology on Lou Gehrig's Diease (ALS), and I need some websites that go into detail of what actually happens with the cell itself. The websites I've found mostly go into symptoms, forms, diagnoses, etc. I've already been to MayoClinic (had /some/ good cell info, but I need more) and ALSA.org (mostly symptoms, etc.). Thanks!
I found the link below. I put the word "astrocyte" in after my initial search of "ALS neural changes." There were some other sites that came up too -- one was too hard to read just because of the way it was formatted. Anyway. Sounds like a big project. Good luck.  (+ info)

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