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… Spinal Manipulation On this page: Overview Overview Spinal manipulation is a treatment that uses pressure on a … the spine to improve pain and function. It is also called spinal adjustment. The manipulation can be done with the …
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… Spinal X-Ray On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How … It Feels Risks Results Test Overview Spinal X-rays are pictures of the spine. They may be taken … discs or joints in your spine. These problems may include spinal fractures, infections, dislocations, tumours, bone …
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… Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy On this page: Treatment … Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview Nerve stimulator devices for epilepsy send electrical … The signals prevent or decrease seizures. The vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) is implanted under the skin, near …
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… Cervical Spinal Stenosis On this page: Conditions Basics Related … up the spinal column . The spinal cord is a collection of nerves that runs through the spinal canal from the base of … spinal canal narrows and can squeeze and compress the nerve roots where they leave the spinal cord , or it may compress …
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… Lumbar Spinal Stenosis On this page: Health Tools … into this canal and press on the spinal cord and/or the nerves that branch out from it. This causes pain, numbness, … when you sit. You feel pain in your legs because the nerve roots that pass through the lower spine extend to the legs. …
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… scaling cleans between the gums and the teeth down to the roots . Your dentist may need to use a local anesthetic to numb (freeze) your gums and the roots of your teeth. Some dentists and dental hygienists … gums have either started to pull away from the teeth or the roots of the teeth have hard mineral deposits (tartar) on …
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… Cervical Spinal Fusion On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect … Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Cervical spinal fusion is surgery that joins two or more of the … to decrease pressure on the spinal cord and/or spinal nerves in the neck. The pressure can be caused by things …
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… Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia On this page: Overview Overview Spinal and epidural anesthesia are ways to block pain from … numbing medicine. It's given near your spinal cord and the nerves around it. You may get this medicine for a procedure …
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… Nerve Block for Pain Relief On this page: Treatment Overview … and damage to the arteries that supply blood to the spinal cord. Other possible side effects include severely … and damage to the arteries that supply blood to the spinal cord. Other possible side effects include severely …
