Under what circumstances does non-painful Adhesive Arachnoiditis become painful?
The nervous system does a remarkable job of using its great reserve to deal with adversity. It has been estimated that 97% of neurons serve as “reserve” during an individual’s lifetime. It is because of this fact that recovery following a stroke (particularly in young people) can be so rapid and complete. Should this reserve be seriously compromised, in advance, the subsequent course is usually most different. The “punch drunk” prize fighter represents this situation where, over years, neuronal reserve has been lost and now the “bare bones” remainder is being compromised. In adhesive arachnoiditis the nervous system appears, in the majority of cases, to be able to maintain reasonable function despite the significant neuronal impairment produced. The delicate balance can be changed by subsequent events adversely influencing the existing delicate balance. Clinical experience has shown that the most common factor producing decompensation of the “steady state” leading to clinical symptoms
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