Spina bifida occulta. Doctors and nurses Help!?!
Question: I have The Most Less severe verison of spina bifida. But everytime i go to clean or to do something my back starts hurting right where the Xray Showed i have spinda bifida. Would doctors Operate on fusing my spine together? or no? Help!!
Answers: I have The Most Less severe verison of spina bifida. But everytime i go to clean or to do something my back starts hurting right where the Xray Showed i have spinda bifida. Would doctors Operate on fusing my spine together? or no? Help!!
My three lowest vertebrae are incompletely formed, and I have found that I need to pay special attention to posture, and also, that I'm much better off with having strengthened my back, aided by a personal trainer that's aware of the situation, adapting a strength program accordingly. Going to a chiropractor is probably NOT the best course of action, depending on the location and extent.
What the previous poster didn't mention (and this is something that COULD be an issue, but you didn't say anything about how many vertebrae are affected or where in the back) is something called "tethered-cord syndrome" which describes the case of the spinal cord getting attached somewhere and not sliding back and forth like it should: this isn't a problem outside of spina bifida, as far as I'm aware, because the back bones protect that from happening. If this happens, you'll have problems from around that point on your back and down to the body areas affected below that. Research it online, and if you have symptoms of it, see a doctor (orthopedist, I think) immediately, as that must be corrected surgically, and hopefully before permanent damage occurs.
I learned of my situation when getting an x-ray for a kidney stone checkup, and my urologist started telling me, "If you have these following symptoms, it's because your lowest 3 vertebrae aren't fully formed" as if I had previously been aware of the situation :)
15% of the population has an occult spina bifida. This condition rarely causes back pain. It is much more likely that something else is the cause of your pain (just because you see something on an Xray doesn't mean that it is the cause of pain).
You may want to have a thorough spinal evaluation by your family Chiropractor. They are the best trained doctors for diagnosing and treating spinal pain without the use of drugs or surgery.
Best wishes and good luck.