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What is a Foraminal Herniation?

by CGTMHI

, Nov 29, 2006 12:00AM

Tags: herniation, cervical, dose, intervention, Medicine, spine, thoracic, tunnel, vertebrae

I have been diagnosed with formaminal herniations of my L3 and L4. What the heck does this all mean? My doctor spent about 3 seconds with me gave me this diagnosis and vanished.

HELP

Mike

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by hanaguchi, Nov 29, 2006 12:00AM

Welcome to our wonderful world of modern medicine. Three seconds is about all I got with my doctor....
The foramen is the bony tunnel through which the nerve exits the spine. There is one on either side of the spine. When the herniation is underneath the foramen it is known as a foraminal herniation. This type of herniation usually only affects one leg. If this is a new problem remember to wait a little bit to see if it gets better without intervention.
Good luck.

by Tonya Socks, Sep 04, 2007 01:29PM

I am trying to find the answer to this question, The ____ foramina are in the cervical vertebrae only.
CAN SOMEONE HELP ME?
Thank you!

by Tonya Socks, Sep 04, 2007 01:32PM

Dose anyone know the curvature of the thoracic spine?

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