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Q: Please Help!!! -transitional Lumbar??

asked by: divvygrl on March 31st, 2004

New User

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

replied on April 9th, 2004

Experienced User

Please Help

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.

rollar64

replied on May 28th, 2008

Experienced User

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.

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