Missing/shortened vertebrae aren't all that uncommon. My mother has a missing lumbar vertebra and a pars defect in the lowest vertebra, which means her spine shifts more than it should. Her major symptom is sciatica (from pressure put on the sciatic nerve when the spine goes where it should not. PT and keeping her weight down can prevent that, along with the nerve numbing shots she had done. ;)
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Date: 2005-10-25 09:46 pm (UTC)