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… Valvuloplasty for Mitral Valve Stenosis On this page: Treatment Overview Why It Is Done How … Overview Valvuloplasty is a treatment for mitral valve stenosis . It is a procedure that widens the mitral valve so … Done Valvuloplasty might be recommended if you have severe stenosis and the mitral valve looks like it can be repaired …
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… Spinal Block for Childbirth On this page: Treatment Overview … Side Effects Treatment Overview Spinal anesthesia (spinal block) is a way to control pain using anesthetic …
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… Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia On this page: Overview Overview Spinal and epidural anesthesia are ways to block pain from … will give you numbing medicine. It's given near your spinal cord and the nerves around it. You may get this …
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… Classification of Spinal Cord Injuries On this page: Overview Related … injuries can also affect bowel and bladder control. Lumbar. The lumbar area (between the chest area and the pelvis) contains …
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… Mitral Valve Stenosis: Repair or Replacement? On this page: Overview … mitral valve repaired or replaced to treat mitral valve stenosis . Many things play a role in this decision. These … symptoms. If you have other health problems. How severe the stenosis is. The shape of the mitral valve. The risks of the …
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… Living With a Spinal Cord Injury On this page: Overview Rehabilitation … Injuries Lung Care Intimacy and Fertility Life With a Spinal Cord Injury When to Call a Doctor Giving Support … Sometimes the spinal cord is damaged by infection or spinal stenosis , or by a birth defect such as spina bifida . How …
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… Spinal Decompression for Neck Pain On this page: Surgery Overview Surgery Overview Spinal decompression surgery reduces pressure on the spinal cord or spinal nerve roots . Surgery is only done to …
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… First Aid for a Spinal Injury On this page: Overview Overview The possibility of a spinal injury must be considered anytime an accident … Do not move the person if you think he or she may have a spinal injury unless there is an immediate threat to his or …
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… Pain in a Spinal Cord Injury On this page: Overview Related … pain may occur in different areas of the body. For example: Spinal cord injury (central) pain occurs in areas where you … anesthetic medicine into the space between the wall of the spinal canal and the covering of the spinal cord . This is …
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… Lumbar Herniated Disc: Should I Have Surgery? Decision Point … choices are so that you can talk to your doctor about them. Lumbar Herniated Disc: Should I Have Surgery? 1 Get the … part of the vertebrae that forms a protective arch over the spinal cord. A procedure called a laminotomy removes some of …
