... Hi to all.... will try to make this as short as possible. I am 55 yr old female with history of DDD including bone spurs/ disc protrusions. I have had no spinal surgeries as of yet. My first MRI was in 2010 which I had due to severe radiculopathy in left arm. Most of my findings in that test were mild to moderate so I had physical therapy (made me worse) then an epidural C6 C7... (5 replies)
... have foraminal narrowing on the OTHER side, once again from bone overgrowth off the vertebrae. This is "moderate", which is step below "severe", and once again indicates that the radiologist is not alarmed. ... (2 replies)
... Between the C5 and C6 vertebrae, something is impinging on the spinal canal. ... (6 replies)
... Between the C5 and C6 vertebrae, something is impinging on the spinal canal. ... (6 replies)
... complaints of hand pain, knee pain, lumbar and cervical pain. Doc ordered x rays. Hands fine, rt knee mild arthritis, lumbar showed minor issues, cervical showed c5 c6 disc space narrowing, hypertrophic ridging. No biggie, right? ... (0 replies)
... << C5-C6 Diffuse disc bulge central disc protrusion with effacement of the anterior aspect of the cord and residual AP diameter of the canal of 7 mm. >>
The C5-6 disk is bulging backward into the spinal canal. It has effaced (pushed away) the cerebrospinal fluid on the anterior (front side) of the spinal cord. The canal has been narrowed to an AP(front-to-back) diameter of... (1 replies)
... It's just a visious cycle, because the herniated discs or bone spurs are irritating the nerves, and then the muscles create knots, and so on. ... (11 replies)
... I had my surgery Jan 2007, and my last MRI was about a year ago (after the surgery) when I went to NYC and my neck hurt so much afterwards. I am sure the taxi rides and luggage pulling did not help. After the C5-7, I have had to baby my neck a lot. Its better than before, but if I sit up long, like at a party....my neck, traps and upper back always get tight as a drum and I... (11 replies)
... Anybody know the symptoms of stenosis and bone spurs at C4-5?
I had a fusion at C5-7 in Jan of 2007. The level above was a problem, but not enought to fuse. Now my neck is hurting alot again. oyyy. (11 replies)
... C5 bone spurs causing central canal stenosis. Annular tear. ... (4 replies)
... Hi WebDozer,
I know worrying does not solve anything...but its really not something I can take out of my mind....Although I have no major pain, my arm weakness really gave me a huge scare...especially at my age.... really makes me sick to the stomach to think of my future....I just hope my symtoms are casued by the muscle spasm (which casue the reverse lordosis) and that... (3 replies)
... No point in worrying about it, right now, although you might want to cut out the extreme yoga and the rugby for a while. Disk degeneration and bone spurs are so common as to be "normal" once people get to a certain age, although you're still a little young for that. ... (3 replies)
... hardware, plates. etc. They have several types of bone grafts. You may not need one. ... (21 replies)
... How about posting your MRI results here. Seems that there are some knowledgable people around here that may be able shed a light at least.
I've had EMG done's in both lower legs and arms but I haven't heard that they could do it on the central spine. I actually didn't mine the EMG though it my arm one was funny. My middle finger in right hand wouldn't stop flipping the... (21 replies)
... Hi! I hope I'm doing this right. I am trying to be positive. I'm coming off a month of the worst pain I've had. I think it's the reactive bone marrow edema in my facet joints and the disc herniations causing the pain increase. Actually, I'm quite scared. I can't get anyone to read my MRI. ... (21 replies)
... Hi. I'm brand new to this forum. I saw a physiatrist a few months ago. Very nice and intelligent person. My experience was that she wanted me to exercise more, increase Pilates, swimming, and 30 minutes of walking. This was before my MRI from 3 weeks ago. I've had two fusions and I have new problems in my neck. I would listen to what they say and your primary care, and all... (21 replies)
... of 10 daily. Also involved were DDD, stenosis, and bone spurs. ... (4 replies)
... t1 he already did. He has been so wonderful. I know one of my bone spurs they cut out was big. So maybe they had to cut into muscle deeper, that might be causing the pain. I don't know. ... (5 replies)
... weeks ago I had a bilateral foraminotomy at c5,6. They cut out bone spurs on both sides of my foramen. They cut through some muscle. I have an earlier post I did when I was 3 days out . ... (5 replies)
... vy stuff and am very ashamed and embarrassed to have to be on these. But like, I think it was Dozer said, it depends how far into the muscles they had to cut. My bone spur on the left side was pretty large as opposed to the right side which wasn't as big. So they cut down pretty far to get that big spur off. ... (7 replies)
