Cervical-Spine.net
and
Cervical-Laminectomy,net
and
Stenosis.net
and
Spondylosis.net
The website dedicated to informing adults
with Cerebral Palsy of the danger of
Cervical Stenosis and Cervical Spondylosis
and how to recognize and fight it.
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If you have visited this site before, you will recall that
we have known for several years that, after the age of
forty, people with Cerebral Palsy often experience
excessively rapid aging. This is more than a simple
subjective observation. It has been documented by several
articles
published in medical journals. These articles indicate,
by the absense of explanations, that the medical profession
in general did not know the cause or expected progression
of this condition.
I have recently discovered in newly published Medical Journal Articles that some Doctors do understand and even have a name for it, Stenosis, (or sometimes, Spondylosis). (For completeness in this Web Site, I have registered the domain names Stenosis.net and Spondylosis.net and pointed both of them to this page.) This condition begins to appear in people without Cerebral Palsy at about age 75 years. But, due to the excessive Stress and Strain and Wear and Tear that Cerebral Palsy places on this part of the body through uncontrolled, nearly continuous Spasms, Subjects can manifest these symptoms by age 50 or even sooner. Because these symptoms can be so similar to Cerebral Palsy, they are generally not detected for several years. By the time the condition is diagnosed the damage is so severe that it can't be cured. However, it MUST be treated it order to slow down the excessive aging to a more normal rate. Untreated, Stenosis takes a very long time to kill you, but you will wish you were dead much sooner. The final years of life with advanced Stenosis can be, literally and figuratively, very shitty and really stink, if you know what I mean. Surgical intervention can often prevent this stage and thereby greatly improve your quality of life, even though it can't "cure" you. If this subject interests you, read the other links on this page, and, if you have any information to contribute, contact me:
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This page is still under construction, but for now it is a gateway to
an overview of the Spinal
part of the neck and its functions.
and
a description of the operation,
and
an overview of Spondylosis,
and
an overview of Stenosis,
and
a more technical overview of Stenosis,
and
another technical overview of Stenosis,
and
a collection of important Abstracts,
and