Hi...it's been a while since u posted...sorry u r having this issue....
May I ask, does it feel like the muscle is pulling? I get that but I have tethered cord....so I get a lot of lower back pains, discomfort etc...and it feels like pulling to me,
Yeah it does feel like pulling. I didn't have tethered cord.
U didn't have ne other surgery, or have a fall or injury to ur back?
I know TCS can develop as a result of scar tissue or an injury...or mayb they did not see it ...how did they rule it out for u?
I was thinking syrinx not tethered cord. I don't know, that was never mentioned.
What MRI's were done to rule out the syrinx? Thoracic, Lumbar and cervical?
Some Drs only do a MRI of the cervical spine and this can only rule out a syrinx there, but many with Chiari have also found one in the thoracic and/or lumbar spine....
So, if they did not look all along ur spine a syrinx is just as possible as tethered cord.....
Do u have bowel or bladder issues?
Scoliosis?even mild...can indicate it....
I had all 3, the Thoracic, Lumbar and cervical. I don't have bowel or bladder issues now, but I did before surgery. I do have moderate scoliosis and kyphosis.
DO u have the MRI reports?
If u do, look to see if it mentions if ur brain stem is elongated....this can indicate tethered cord as well as having mild scoliosis....TCS does not always show on a MRI so it is not the only way to determine if one has it.
Also, look to see if u have a sacral dimple ....this can be another indicator.
I have this happening to me! I have been having severe back pain off & on for a couple years now. It was just yesterday that I noticed that when I bend my head too far down it is like the lower right side of my back is pulling apart.
Hi and welcome to the Chiari forum.
May I ask do you have Chiari and did you have surgery for it yet?If so, how long since surgery?
Do you have any other related conditions as well.