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Go Karts - Becoming a Racing Enthusiast
Imagine - ripping your torso as you hit a curve launching your sprint kart down the circuit. Pressing on the accelerator as you exercise dead-on hand-and-eye coordination determining the smartest way to turn the drift in the 21st minute of an...
Health is Your Greatest Asset
Health is Your Greatest Asset? By Kamau Austin If you are like many people who take the entrepreneurial plunge, you do so most successfully when you are approaching or entering into middle age. Your middle-aged years are also ironically around the...
Home Run Statistics – Going Going Gone.
This was written prior to the 2005 season
The home run. One of sports grandest sights. Whether it is a line drive that barely clears the wall or a pop up that glances off the foul pole. Or if it’s a shot that goes 40 rows back. It is still a home...
New Sports forum launched
Everyone loves talking about sport and they have no better place to talk than a new Sports forum.
Who should be sacked? Who is injured? Who is playing well? Who is going to win the Superbowl? These are the types of questions that get...
The Beginner Surf Board Types
Surfing is not an easy sport to learn, but starting off with the right beginner surf board will make things a lot easier. The best surf board for kids to learn on is the lightest, widest and thickest board you can find. These larger style boards...
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What Is Spondylolisthesis And Do You Have It?
The spine has many vertabrae and spondylolisthesis is a
degeneration of a articulating (exterior) part of the vertabrae
that reduces its integrity, strength, support and flexibility.
The articulating part that is affected is in the rear of the
vertabrae and tends to be located in L5 or L4 of the lumbar
(lower back). It can range from a rating of 1-5, 5 being the
most severe and 1 the least.
Spondylolisthesis affects athletes in sports that require a wide
range of movement and flexability. Adolescents may have this
condition and not exhibit any symptoms. Whether the condition is
a rating of 1 or 5, the patient may exhibit extreme discomfort,
lack of mobility, even loss of sensation in an extremity
(usually the left leg).
In cases of high levels of discomfort spinal fusion is the best
course of treatment. Usually the lower vertebrae is fused to the
affected vertabrae (ie. L4 and L5 are the most common to be
fused) and held in place with titanium screws and either rods or
a plate. The surgery can take 4 hours and is a very painful
experience. The spinal fusion can take 6-12 months for recovery.
The pain associated with the 1st month of recovery is quite
extreme and will require mobility assistance, physical therapy
and the use of a walker. It is important to note that no
surgical
procedure is 100% successful in releaving all of the
patients symptoms. This fusion procedure is documented to have
an 80% success rate in alleviating all of the patients
complaints and symptoms. At these levels most patients and their
doctors concur that spinal fusion is the best option and the
prognosis is relatively good. If you are considering a spinal
fusion or have Spondylolisthesis seek the advice of a orthopedic
surgeon.
Spondylolisthesis can cause great discomfort and tends to be
brought on by physical accidents - falls, automotive accidents,
etc... It can be a preexisting condition but is usually worsened
due to the physical accident. Spinal fusion, therapy, and
special exercises along with changes in routine can help to
alleviate this condition. Spondylolisthesis can be cured and/or
treated - early treatment is the key as it can lead to bone
degeneration and loss of sensation when left untreated.
About the author:
David Maillie is a chemist with over 12 years experience in
biochemical research and clynical analysis. He is an alumni of
Cornell University and specializes in biochemical synthesis for
public, private, and governmental interests. He can be reached
at M.D. Wholesale: http://www.bestskinpeel.com,
http://www.bestdomainsyahoo.com and http://www.mdwholesale.com.
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