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Know the Difference Between Regular Back Pain & Thecal Sac Effacement

May 21, 2018 by Joi Leave a Comment

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Most of us these days are taking a desk job which requires them to sit for as long as 10-12 hours and as less as 9 hours. This puts the posture and back of the person in a constant pain 5 days a week in huge pain. If the pain gets chronic, it can also lead to many other problems. Back pain is connected with neck pain as well and can cause serious neurological issues later on. Although specialized treatments like scoliosis exercises can help relieve pain, it may not be effective if there are deeper issues.  Once your vertebrae has had enough, it will start damaging the membrane and spinal cord. Thecal sac impingement is the protective membrane which surrounds the spinal cord and the sensitive neurological structures.
If the thecal sac effacement of your spinal cord is damaged it will eventually lead to truly painful conditions. This is mostly a symptom for another condition. The thecal sac has a fluid in it and is a protective membrane which is covering the spinal cord and neurological structures within the body. It is basically the insulation for your nerve tissues and holds the spinal fluid as well. The fluid is there to transport important nutrients within the body. If your thecal sac effacement has been damaged by the exertion of your routine, you will feel symptoms like weakness, headache, tinnitus, blurring of your vision, and pain when you sit or stand for a very long time. This disorder in the thecal sac can be shown in a scan through MRI. If you think you might be facing a similar issue, you can visit Echiro Practor to read all the details about the disorder and precautions that you can take to avoid the pain.
The Causes 
Sometimes the thecal sac becomes compressed because of herniated discs, tumors, spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, synovial cysts, spinal canal stenosis, and many other conditions. It can also be affected by chronic adhesive arachnoiditis and the symptoms include muscle weakness, low back pain, and other clinical signs. There are not very noticeable symptoms to arise from the thecal sac indentation. However, if there are deep impingement it can goes down to the spinal cord and can cause severe damage.
The Symptoms
There are some symptoms which can tell if you are facing the issue with your thecal sac effacement or not. It includes a bulging disc, osteophytes, osteoarthritis or something else which keeps pressing the structure. In some cases it has no effect, while in others, it can severely damage the spinal cord and can lead to lumber spine and severe central canal stenosis. Some patients have issues with the lower lumbar spine which leads to compression of the cauda equine nerve root. The MRI reports can give scans which can be used to diagnose a thecal sac impingement.
In nearly every case, the thecal sac impingement is not an issue until it crosses the limits and becomes a serious issue. It doesn’t show any symptoms or cause pain which can show how far the neurological effects have gone. In extreme cases, the patients tend to genetically narrow spinal canals. This results into further herniation in the spinal cord and make the condition worse. The best practice in this case would be to get an MRI scan as soon as possible and take necessary precautions to avoid further damage as well.

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