Hi- please help, my boyfriend has had such
bad back pain for about a year now. He
went to the chiropractor and the guy said
that he has transitional lumbar and disk,
or something, and that he was born with it
and that recently something made it hurt.
He went for a couple months but didnt see
too much of a difference, and kinda of
gave up on the exercises that the doctor
gave him. Whenever he sits down for more
than 5 minutes and tries to stand up it
takes him about 3 minutes to straighten
up. He sais it hurts all down his leg and
low in his back into his bun area. After
sitting and then starting to walk, he
limps for a while too, until the pain
resides. Please help! I keep telling him
to go to the doctor, but
hes affraid of surgury and wont go. Can
yuo tell me anythign about this or if
transitional lumbar is what it is even?
Is there anything he can do? What kind of
surgery would he need? Thanks so much!
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Venugopal
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Posts: 192 Location: India
Please Help Posted: 04-09-04 15:35pm
Your friend could be having a condition
called “sacralization” of lumbar vertebrae
wherein the last vertebra of the lumbar
spine fuses with the sacrum bone (itself a
fusion of five bones-which is normal).
This restricts the movement of the spine
sometimes more so on bending. But many
people live through with this even without
realizing it as may not cause any symptoms
or discomfort. Obviously there might have
been an injury which caused the
aggravation of pain etc. After causing
the compression of the nerve in the lumbar
spine. Homoeopathic medicine has good
remedies like colocynth, hypericum,
gaultheria, gnaphalium, arnica, rhus tox,
ruta to relieve the pressure on the lumbar
spine and remove the discomfort , pain
etc.
Dr.Venugopal gouri.
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rollar64
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Joined: 21 Nov 2006 Posts: 155 Location: melbourne
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Posted: 05-28-08 06:55am
I cut and pasted this
Transitional vertebral bodies are a connom
variant in the bony anatomy
of the spinal column, in which there is
partial fusing of the bone of
two adjacent vertebrae. The role of this
anomaly in producing symptoms
is controversial, it is seen in 4-5% of
the population and of itself does
not require surgery.
It is believed that there may be a higher
incidence of nerve root compression
in patients with transitional
vertebrae,but this does not happen in all
cases by any means.
Your question can only be answered partly
without seeing the scan,
transitional vertebrae do not
automatically require surgery but if the
scan shows nerve root compression, in a
specific case then it may be
required.
any nerve root compression which is
causing pain weakness and urinary
retention should be considered for
surgery, regardles of the peresence
or absence of transitional vertebrae.
