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Do You Have Back Pain? What Is Cord Compression?
Do You Have Back Pain? What Is Cord Compression?
at
risk?
- pa<ents
with
osteoarthri<s
- cancer
pa<ents
- anyone
with
back
or
neck
injury
Do
you
have
back
pain?
You
may
have
a
spinal
cord
compression.
What
is
cord
compression?
Your
spinal
cord
is
made
up
of
nerves
that
send
signals
back
and
forth
between
the
brain
and
your
muscles/so;
<ssues.
This
can
be
compressed
by
anything
(blood,
pus,
bone,
etc.)
that
puts
pressure
on
the
spinal
cord.
Symptoms
may
include:
- Pain/s<ness
in
the
neck
or
back
- Burning
pain
that
spreads
- Numbness,
cramping,
or
weakness
- Loss
of
sensa<on
in
the
feet
- Loss
of
sexual
ability