Friday 21 September 2012

Q:Why patient needs to be in supine position after a spinal procedure?

A: Because of spinal headache which is due to dural drag. Dura is the pain sensitive part of the whole nervous system. So after a spinal procedure due to the loss of CSF dura gets pulled down just like pulling down of cloth in umbrella while closing it, but it's very minimal drag that is limited to just headache