Lactobacillus acidophilus (New Latin 'acid-loving milk-bacterium') is a species of gram positive bacteria in the genus Lactobacillus.. acidophilus is a homofermentative, microaerophilic species, fermenting sugars into lactic acid, and grows readily at rather low pH values (below pH 5.0) and has an optimum growth temperature of around 37 Â°C (99 Â°F).
You need the blood patch to stop the head pain. But I lay down for a while after the spinal tap and still had the terrible head pain. Whether you got the head pain because they didn't have you lie down for a while afterward, I don't know.
Â· just now. 1  Lumbar puncture (also known as a spinal tap) is performed by a physician. 2  a spinal tap(aka lumbar puncture) is a sterile procedure in which spinal fluid is drained from spaces between the bones in your back. 3  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Spinal_Tap.