Arachnoiditis is a disabling chronic pain disease, with no known cure. It causes wide spread chronic pain and neurological deficits. Surgical intervention generally has a poor outcome.
Pain management may provide some relief, but the relief is only temporary. Prognosis is hard to determine due to the lack of correlation between the beginning of the disease and the start of symptoms.
Causes: Degenerative Disc Disease, direct injury to the spine, infection from diseases or viruses, epidurals, lumbar punctures, and Advanced Spinal Stenosis.
Possible symptoms of Arachnoiditis are: Tingling, numbness, or weakness in the arms and legs.Severe widespread shooting pain. Muscle cramps, spasms, and uncontrolled twitching. Bladder, bowel and/or sexual problems. Electric Shock sensations.