Symptoms of Tethered Cord
BACK PAIN:
- Lower back pain, especially when standing, walking or being active
PROBLEMS WITH EXTREMITIES:
- Leg pain
- Numbness in lower legs/feet (tingling/pins-and-needles sensation)
- Gait Disturbance
- History of growing pains
- History of heel or toe walking as a child
- High arches
INCONTINENCE ISSUES:
- Urinary Dysfunction
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- Urgency
- Frequency
- Incontinence
- Nocturia (waking up to urinate more than 1x per night)
- Trouble emptying bladder
- Hesitancy (trouble starting urinary stream)
- Bowel Dysfunction
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- Frequent constipation
- Frequent diarrhea
- Occasional bowel incontinence
OTHER PHYSICAL PROBLEMS:
- Frequent UTIs (Urinary Tract Infections) or having the sensation of a UTI
- Decreased sensation in the pelvic area
- Sexual Dysfunction
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- Decreased sexual interest
- Difficulty reaching orgasm
- Sacral dimple – just above the gluteal cleft (butt-crack)
- Dysautonomia (Dysfunction of The Autonomic Nervous System) when the medulla has been affected
Synonyms:
Tethered Cord Symptoms
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