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October 13, 2011 - 6:48pm
Isthereananswer
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Bone growth stimulator cause spurs???

Has anyone ever heard of cervical osteophytes being formed from the prolonged use of a bone growth stimulator? I used one for about a year, 30 minutes a day and had a brand that looked like a golf cart steering wheel with a pad and cord coming off that had a remote on the end of it.

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Otherwise healthy 28 yr old male experiencing chronic pain since Oct '08
2 ACDF with alograft both resulted in non union
Desperately Seeking relief to return to work, tennis and normal activity sans debilitating pain

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October 13, 2011 - 9:21pm
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Nope i never heard of it.

Nope i never heard of it. But who knows for sure,

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L4 L5 disc replacement in 2004=causing nerve damage'Flexicore disc. 2006 fusion same level leaving adr in. Fusion did nothing to releive the nerve pain.Pain clinic=every injection procedure avalable inc,razadamy, ablation, nerve stimulater trial,morphine pump trial all failed. Pain can be described as burning pain in lower spine penetrating in to left buttock,down left leg. Refuse to take lyrica or nuorontin do to its side effect,Leaving me with norco,valume,and flexiril at night.Which these medications only help with the muscle aches and stiffnes does nothing for the nerve pain from the nerve damage sustained from the adr surgery.Coming up nov.19th 2009 Lami, and hardware removal from fusion,for hardware just causing more pain in other areas.Hardware block comfirmed hardware is also causing pain in diferent area aside from the severe nerve pain on left side.Emg showed some posible problem above surgery are at L3 L4.

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