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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Spinal Cord injury, feet swelling | 3/3/2011 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: My son is a Quad/c5-c6 level. 7 years injuried, 30 years old. over the past year his feet have ... A: I have problems with swelling too, but not to his extent. I am including the following website for ... | ||
| Friend Injured at the beach- C3 C4 & C5 | 12/14/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: My friend had an accident at the beach on Saturday. He dove underwater & hit a sandbank & dislocated ... A: I am so sorry to hear of your friends injury. It is never easy to see a loved one/friend deal with ... | ||
| spinal chord inquiry | 12/3/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: sir, in 2001,i was met with a motor bike accident and i was injured SPINAL CHORD C3 ,FIRST i ... A: I'm sorry your having to deal with this, injuries like these are not easy to deal with. I recommend ... | ||
| T3 Spinal Cord Injury | 12/1/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: I was shot when I was 8 and the bullet lodged in the t3 area of my spine. I was paralyzed for a ... A: boy you've been through allot in your short life time. My first question to you is wear is your ... | ||
| Broken neck in c2, c4 and c7 | 11/30/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: I am looking for any and all information, as I am in a different country to the person concerned, ... A: I'm not a doctor, but I have been a quadriplegic for 37+ years. I see a neurologist at Froedtert & ... | ||
| injury | 11/30/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: my doctors said they would give me a injection but i was wondering if i would be able to good things ... A: I'm guessing the injection your referring to is for pain. If that is the case then I would say your ... | ||
| crushed spine C4 | 11/18/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: my brother was in a car accident in July 2010 he crushed his spinal cord at C4. he has finally been ... A: I am so sorry your family is having to go through all of this, I've been there and know what your ... | ||
| injured in 2 accidents one after the other | 11/18/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: I had a wreck on September 22 in rush hour traffic. I hit a car that was parked and a minute later I ... A: I sorry that your going through all of this. If I were you I'd see a neurologist ASAP! I believe ... | ||
| C2 FRACTURE AFTER 7 YEARS | 11/1/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT, NO SEAT BELT, EJECTED FROM VEHICLE GOIN 70 IN A 95 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER 7 ... A: I don't have any experience with charity health care, but I found the following website that does ... | ||
| C2 injury | 10/29/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: My friend was in a motorcycle accident the 3 days ago. He is 28 years old and otherwise healthy. He ... A: first let me say how sorry I am for your friend, his family and you, these types of injuries are ... | ||
| Multilevel disc herniation's with encroachment onto the central canal. | 10/11/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: My father fell from a ladder 2m from the ground 10 weeks ago and was hospitalised for over a month ... A: Because I'm not a doctor I'll leave all of the technical stuff to them. But yes it could be that ... | ||
| Do SCI's worsten over time? | 10/5/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: I had compression caused by an injury at the c-6 level for 5-6 years before I got surgery to correct ... A: Almost everyone's spinal cord shows signs of degeneration with age. I wish you could afford ... | ||
| c1 fracture | 9/23/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: my dad suffered a c1 fracture in December 2009 he was first placed in a cast the a collar when it ... A: Sorry for my delay in getting back to you. I'm not a doctor, but I do know that when your dealing ... | ||
| Spinal Cord Injury - C! and C2 | 9/22/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: Fell off a deck 8 weeks ago and broke mu C1 and C2. Hospitalized for a week. I am 57 years old; ... A: I don't blame you for feeling frustrated, that's normal. Being in bed for a long period of time can ... | ||
| Bruise on Spinal Cord | 9/15/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: About two months ago, I flipped my ATV on top of me. I suffered 7 broken ribs and three fractures in ... A: A spinal contusion (bruise) causes bleeding to occur in the spinal column. The pressure the bleeding ... | ||
| phantom pain like Todd | 9/2/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: I am a quad (level c5-6. I have been disabled for 26 years and it's time I deal with this problem. I ... A: I really don't know what to say. Everyone of us are different in our sexual desires. And I don't ... | ||
| broken neck | 8/28/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: What can they do for a broken (twice) c1 besides surgery. i already had the halo 7mnths about 15K ... A: first off I'm sorry for what your having to deal with. I know a neurosurgeon (Dr. Cully White# you ... | ||
| Broken Neck | 8/26/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: my brother in law dived into 4 feet of water and last saturday and broke his C4 & C5 and has surgery ... A: If it were my family member I would do what I knew that person would want done. For myself I'd ... | ||
| two leval acdf after cord compression | 8/22/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: WOW if you could answer a question for me i would greatly appriciate it . I was in pain for 2 ... A: The answer to your question is it depends on how much damage has occurred and how severely the cord ... | ||
| Broken Neck | 8/22/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: my brother in law dived into 4 feet of water and last saturday and broke his C4 & C5 and has surgery ... A: I guess at this point I'd be concerned about him making it through all of the stuff he is dealing ... | ||
| disc slip | 8/19/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: docs report states scoliosis of lumber spine, discs spaces narrowing seen between l4/l5 and l5/s1, ... A: I don't know the answer but found three web sites that might help you. Please let me know if these ... | ||
| reflexes in spinal cord injuries | 8/19/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: ) i'm a massage therapist and the majority of my clients are young people with disability...quite a ... A: I found the following explanation on http://www.apparelyzed.com/spasticity.html ... | ||
| SCI C4-7 | 8/19/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: I had a SCI injury 25 years ago. Initially I had paralysis from my arm pits down, One day it ... A: Please see a neurologist asap. My guess is your spinal cord has pressure either from the original ... | ||
| c5-c6 injury | 8/3/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: My friend had a diving accident and broke his c5, c6 vertebrae, his spinal cord was not severed but ... A: I am sorry you and your friend have to experience what has happened, it is never an easy thing to ... | ||
| spinal fusion of multiple vertebrae | 7/31/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: My friend had a terrible bike accident and hit a tree, they said she has D5,D6,D7,D8,D9,D10 and D11 ... A: I'm guessing you meant T5,T6,T7,T8,T9,T10 and T11 were fractured. Thoracic vertebrae. Anyway I'm ... | ||
| c6 broken | 7/12/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: my niece's friend broke her c 6 over july 4th weekend; diving into a pool. we're all worried about ... A: First I am sorry your nieces' friend has to go through this, it is never an easy thing to deal with. ... | ||
| Spinal injury | 7/9/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: I had an injury almost 6 years back and I think it's L4 and L5 disks have overlapped. I took only ... A: I'm sorry for the delay in responding, I was gone. As for surgery, I feel the most important thing ... | ||
| sex after a spinal cord injury | 7/6/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: Recently I have been feeling the urge to want to make love. I have met a young man that I am ... A: FYI, The urethra and the vagina are separate openings. So you can tape the catheter tube to your ... | ||
| Injury, surgery, fever | 6/21/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: 4 days ago my best friend suffered a near-complete c6/c7 dislocation in a motorcycle injury. He had ... A: Six days after my injury (C4-C5) I developed multiple stress ulcers and had surgery to fix that ... | ||
| SCI | 6/20/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: MY NEPHEWWAS STABBED 9 TIMES IN A VIOLENT ACCDENT HE IS PARALYZED FROM THE SHOULDERS DOWN DRS SAID ... A: I'm sorry that your family is faced with this situation. I was injured in 1973, at the C4-C5 level ... | ||
| mri neck results | 6/15/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: i still have a lot of pain in neck and i cannot lift many things like carrying my groceries or ... A: I've never experienced what you've described. But I know a very good Neurosurgeon who I think may ... | ||
| spinal cord contusion recovery | 6/4/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: i had a contusion to my c3-c4 playin football may 1 and ive been hearin people are not able to walk ... A: The difference is the amount of damage that is done to the nerves. I've heard that that type of ... | ||
| C1 /7 spianal cord injury | 5/29/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: My wife is a Quadreplegic C1-7 fracture with it fused at C4-5 . I was wondering what is the average ... A: Allot depends on what level of the cervical vertebrae has been injured. If she has C1-C3 level ... | ||
| should I agree to further surgery | 5/24/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: I had a ACDF with anterior screw and plate fixation C5/6 in February 2009. Symptoms never resolved ... A: First, could you get a second opinion? I would if it's possible. Aside from that, what other option ... | ||
| Male Fertility Problems | 5/13/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: My husband is a quad (C%) after a car accident 15 years ago. A year ago we started a journey to try ... A: I'm not an expert on this subject, but I do know a spinal cord injured person's sperm count drops ... | ||
| Hemangioma | 5/4/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: I was diagnosed recently with a hemangioma in T11 vertebra along with 3 bulging disc and disc ... A: I really don't know much about Hemangioma, but I did find the following websites you can read. I ... | ||
| Spinal Cord injury | 5/1/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: Good Afternoon, Approximately Two weeks ago my cousin was thrown off a fifth floor balcony. He ... A: the fact that your cousin says he occasionally has sensations in his shoulders, fingers and his big ... | ||
| Healing time for C2 fracture | 4/24/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: My 83-year-old father has a C2 fracture as the result of an auto accident 2 and 1/2 months ago. His ... A: I'm so sorry to hear of your fathers injury. And yes his age is most likely a concern for the ... | ||
| Dramatic changes in functional abilities | 4/6/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: I'm a 43 year old person with an incomplete injury to my cervical spine, C-3,4,5,6, to be exact. I ... A: First off, Mel I'm sorry you have to deal with all that. If I were you I'd see a neurologist. And I ... | ||
| Spinal cord surgical trauma | 1/11/2010 | Ken Karstedt II |
| Q: , my uncle has a big disk protrusion between L3 and L4 vertebra and the neurosurgeons have advised ... A: I would say he has a very good chance at a 90% recovery, if not a full recovery based on what the ... | ||
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