Osteoarthritis symptoms of the spine
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i was also wondering about the osteoarthritis as my dr told me that i have severe degenerative osteoarthritis of the lower spine (I forgot the numbers), hips, left shoulder and both feet. I had major surgery last summer and mesh was used to attach part of my bowel to my spine. My dr figures that this may have jump-started the arthritis issues. Currently i have probs walking, bending and overall it hurts to be on my feet for more than 20 mins at a time.
It can be initially be misdiagnosed as gouty arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or osteoarthritis because the symptoms are similar to those of these conditions and is related to the back. I have to agree with Momzilla that you will get more response from that forum.
Hope you get some relief soon and sorry we couldn't be more help here.
Cervical Spondylosis actually means Osteoarthritis of the Cervical Spine. So the answer is the same to your question regrading Osteoarthritis.
I would assume you medical provider would refer you to a Neurosurgeon. I want to commend you for educating yourself on your condition. Read - Read - Read. Learn all you can about your condition so you can ask questions of your physicians and will understand their responses.
These symptoms are often referred to as sciatica, which describe symptoms that travel along the sciatic nerve in the back of the leg.
Cervical spinal stenosis occurs when a nerve root in the neck is compressed. A person may experience tingling, weakness, or numbness that radiates to the arm or hand." https://www.arthritis-health.
My neurosurgeon said to never have any kind of surgery on my thoracic spine but this is not much of a life, having to lay down most the time. Sitting in a chair for any length of time makes my stomach swell until I can't breathe, so I can only sit in a recliner. Should I try to find someplace to see if they can do anything for my thoracic spine?
Although I have had 2 surgeries on my cervical spine for ruptured discs and lax ligaments (am now fused from C3-C6), I am now told that I have significant osteoarthritis at C1-C2 (atlanto-axial joint) Accupuncture did relieve a lot of the associated muscle spasms but I still get bone pain sometimes even at the base of my skull. I've also wrenched the left side of my neck twice in the past 6 weeks at work.
You need to check the complete spine with MRI spine at examine if you have degenerative disc disease in all the levels, since only then these symptoms could be attributed. Osteoarthritis could also be causing these symptoms. Consult an orthopaedician and he would examine and best inform if there is any cause for these multiple joint involvements. You could get an x-ray of these joints to check for the pathology. Take care.
I've had mri's of my spine and shows osteoarthritis with bone spurs in cervical thoracic and lumbar. This was done in 2007 (i was 35), now i have this horrible tendonitis in both wrists and i'm on prednisone. Could this be related to the arthritis? i'm seeing an ortho but he doesn't know about the osteoarthritis (i was just rereading my reports and it jumped out at me). What should i expect with this diagnosis?
Most commonly, generalized osteoarthritis occurs in the spine, knees, hips, base of the thumb in the first CMC (carpometacarpophalangeal joint), tips of the fingers, and big toe. The wrists, elbows, and shoulders are typically not involved in generalized osteoarthritis.
Other Facts About Generalized Osteoarthritis
A gene defect that causes primary generalized osteoarthritis has been discovered.
Generalized osteoarthritis develops spontaneously.
Do they grow on the base of the thumb? I have a lump that is hard (and hurts if I press on it) and about the size of a small pea, that was not there in September. In under 2 months this lump grew, and I want to know if it could it be a bone spur, or a rheumatoid nodule. (I have "diffuse osteoarthritis" in my joints and spine) and I am only 58. Does osteoarthritis manifest like this? Are there different types of osteoarthritis, or is there a kind that is systemic?
Fast onset, lasting time 40s-2min. Sense of time is altered, hard to concentrate or focus/answer simple questions. Environment around seems to spin slowly back and forth but no feelings of nausea. Hard to navigate direction i.e. when walking through doorways may cling to one side and bump shoulder. Objects feel closer or further away than they really are. Somewhat similar to the view of a "fish eye lense" on cameras. Able to hold balance and not likely to fall even walking.
I am 38 years old and I have a mess in all 3 levels of my spine. Bulges and herniations, kyphosis and hyperlordosis of the spine. They diagnosed me with Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis (duh!).
You have no spinal or foraminal stenosis that is seen anyway. Have they investigated other reasons for your spine such as postural? Sorry about your car accident, sounds horrible. Keep us posted.
The osteoarthritis may progress slowly over time. Strengthening the muscles that support the neck and cervical spine may lesson symptoms of pain and discomfort.
~•~ Dr. Parks
This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice. The information presented in this posting is for patients’ education only. As always, I encourage you to see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.
My oncologist ordered plain old xrays and they concluded it was osteoarthritis. Ten days later I was in the ER with sever cramps from the middle of my back to my ribs. The ER doctor did an IVP of my kidneys. He found kidney stones, bladder infection, and oh by the way, cancer on my spine! I spose it was there all along, just never looked for it. Anyway, had a biopsy, MRI, Bone Scan. Cancer was found in my spine, pelvis area, and imaged area of my lower extremities.
2 years later (July 2011) they were still up so finally he ran the Hep antibodies and the Hep C was positive. He still said all of my symptoms were from age. He even discounted that the systemic vasculitis I had in 1993-94 was from Hep C. Anyway, I treated for my Hep C, finished Tx Aug. 2012, and attained SVR. Well, as I said, the fatigue I had for years is completely gone as are some other symptoms I had for years, so the Hep c was causing a lot of my symptoms.
‘Osteoarthritic changes of the lumber vertebrae’ refers to degenerative arthritis of the lower spine, with narrowing of the lower few intervertebral disc spaces; as the cartilage which cushions the bones in the spine (vertebrae), as they move against each other, becomes progressively degraded and damaged. ‘Line of weight bearing falling anterior to the sacral promontory’ would indicate an abnormal spinal curvature which could be the cause or the result of osteoarthritis.
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