Question:
If known, what was the cause of your cauda equina? Submit Your Comment
My cauda equina problems came due to colonic abscess, especially after surgery for same which leaked and caused more abscess in the same place. I have had excellent results through acupuncture and pelvic floor physical therapy. My surgeon was amazed at how much relief had been gained through these treatments. I have left the abscess and refused more surgery to this point. I do not want to risk more problems.
My cauda equina happened 10 years ago also after spinal manipulation for sciatica. I still experience bowel, bladder, sexual, and numbness issues.
My cauda equina occurred immediately, after a broken back, from a twenty foot fall. L-2 exploded fragments into the spinal canal. The neurosurgeon delayed treatment, both of us wanting to be conservative. But, it never changed from the time I hit the ground. I had a five level fusion.
For me it happened during my spinal fusion surgery. My surgeon nicked the spinal sack. The symptoms were immediate. It's been four months and there's just a small amount of improvement. I still have partial numbness in my lower legs, feet, buttocks and the back of my thighs. My bladder issues have improved a little.
I was hit by a car while riding my bike on the side of the road.
I slipped on the ice and landed on concrete on my butt. I was not immediately diagnosed with cauda equina syndrome (CES) until about five years later, when I lost control of my bowels and bladder and was in constant pain. I was just diagnosed and have not received treatment yet. I’m worried that after this length of time it is permanently damaged.
I went to a chiropractor with sciatica. All bladder and bowel function was lost after "spinal manipulation."
