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Does anyone here have osteoarthritis in their spine? Is a symptom burning pain in the morning and a feeling of bone on bone before you even get out of bed? Can osteoarthritis be diagnosed through CT or MRI images? When my SI joints show black, and osteophytes forming all along (with bone-on-bone) the connecting sections what can I expect. My Sacrum also feels a very deep and throbbing pain which brings tears of pain to my eyes (no crying of course).

Osteophyte formation can arise from a number of reasons, such as osteoarthritis, movement of the vertebrae, rheumatoid arthritis, trauma, aging, etc. If the osteophyte impinges on the nerve then it can cause peripheral nerve problems. It depends how bad the osteophyte formation and the location. This may or may not be your problem. It there is irritiation of the nerve, then rehab might be beneficial.

x two. Myofacial pain Myositis DDD entire spine with osteophytes osteoarthritis Cercical spine DDD facet joint Displaced vertebrae Facet joint arthralgia Had epidurals, blocks and rhizotomy reducing pain by about 90%.

B12 deficiency, that can cause neuropathy (pain/tinglig in arms/legs)--happened to my girlfriend. 2. Herniated disc 3. Thoracic outlet syndrome 4. Severe osteoarthritis with osteophyte formation impinging on nerve roots in spine. 5. Myasthenia Gravis OK, and this is what I personally came across for myself when looking into diseases that can apparently be similar to MS (ready . . .?

Are there different types of osteoarthritis, or is there a kind that is systemic? What causes osteoarthriti to become diffuse? (I also have stiff sore muscles and feel ill. It is hard for me to walk too long. My muscle symptoms are not diagnosed, and I hope someone can put the pieces together.) Thank you to anyone who can help me.

moderate-to-severe left-sided foraminal stenosis. c6 c7 posterior disc osteophyte complex with bilateral facet and unconvertebral osteoarthritis,worse on the left. severe left-sided foraminal narrowing. moderate lateral recess effacement and central canal stenosis. c7 no significant abnormality. Other..... The T1 and T2 vertebral bodies appear to be congenitally fused.

Usually what symptoms does mild posterior displacement of cord at c5/6 level and small left paracentral disc protrusion and osteophyte at c3/4 causes(and would twitching be one of symptoms)? 4.I am not doctor but by reading the first MRI report,which is 6 months old,it sounds like there is bulging and no herniation of disc at c5/6 level,however reading the second MRI report of c5/6 disc sounds like there is (protrusion) herniated disc.Do you agree?5.

There is a large posterior disc osteophyte complex which extends into the right neural foramen. Also moderate bilateral facet osteoarthritis. The above result in severe right neural foraminal stenosis and moderate central canal stenosis. 6. L5/S Postsurgical changes of right hemilaminectomy are noted. A posterior disc osteophyte comlex extends into both neural foramina. There is also moderate bilateral facet osteoarthritis.

There is some degenerative osteoarthritis of R hip with some small marginal osteophytes. There is also chondromalacia predominantly along posterior and superior aspect of the femoral head with irregularity of the articular cartilage. No intra-articular loose bodies are identified, allowing for some intra-articular air which was apparently administered at the time of injection. Continued...

basically osteoarthritis is diagnosed by xrays because they show joint space narrowing, subchondral slerosis, osteophytes, and 1 other thing. u can also get muscle wasting. so they are saying you have mild osteoarthritis. fluid around the joint may indicate inflammation. in terms of hip pain, severity on xrays etc often dont correlate to symptoms. maybe you should see about getting a hip steroid injection for the pain?

I have heard of a type of arthritis of the back, that causes the bones to start to fuse together and this can cause pain in the rib or lung area..... I cannot remember the exact name of the arthritis, but I am sure you could probably find info on it on the net....

I have a right arm course bicep tremor, which manifests only when I am using my arm but not at rest, e.g pick up a cup. Emotional and physical stress makes it worse. MRI shows osteophytes at C5-6 and C6-7 with broad based discal buldge on both. Could this be the cause of my tremor and if so is surgery advisable and is it safe. I also have a fine hand tremor in both hands.

These are signs of osteoarthritis and are caused by formation of osteophytes of the joint cartilage. It can be a response to repeated trauma at the joint. This is more common in women and usually develops in middle age. It can start with sudden pain, redness, or numbness which eventually subsides. Another kind, Bouchard's nodes which are similar bony growths in the middle joints of the fingers may also be present. Have this checked by your doctor for proper evaluation. Take care and regards.

The other symptom also suggests that it might be osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent form of arthritis. It may occur in virtually any joint of the body. It has no cure and leads to pain and joint dysfunction. The end result is loss of articular cartilage with secondary bone changes, including osteophytes, subchondral sclerosis, and subchondral cysts. The knee is the most commonly affected joint, followed by the hand and hip.

c-2 c-3 level shows no abnormalities c-3 c-4 shows a disc osteophyte complex that touches but does not flatten the spinal cord. The nueral foramina are patent. c-4 c-5 level shows a disc osteophyte complex that touches but does not flatten the spinal cord. Osteophyte extends to the left uncovertebral joint and causes a mild to moderate degree of left foraminal stenosis.

The most significant degenerative changes are present at L4-L5 level with severe disc disease, associated endplate degenerative marrow change, diffuse disc bulge, mild-to-moderate spinal canal narrowing and moderate to severe facet osteoarthritis. Mild to moderate bilateral foraminal narrowing is present. No definite disc herniation is seen at L4-L5 level. At L5-S!, a central disc protrusion is present which may be slightly smaller then on the 8/11/2006 exam.

1: Hypertrophic change at the left facet joint of C2-C3 witrh prominent osteophyte suggested degeneration. 2: Degenerative change of cervical spine this was done 5 months ago, and was recomended to see a phisyotherapiste, and after 5 months, the pain is not any better but worst, traveling down my shoulder, harms and finger, my pain in the back and in the spine ie more frequent and more severe and very sharp, lot more pain in my leg.

Multilevel degenerative changes worst at C5-6 where there is a right paracentral disc osteophyte indenting the cord with severe right neural foraminal stenosis secondary to disc osteophyte and uncal vertebral/facet osteoarthritis." Thank you.

It's hard to say which symptoms go with which condition - I have several and they overlap. I do have stenosis in my neck and degeneration in my lumbar and bulging disks there, too. I have had some of the symptoms you listed and got relief from physical therapy, hot wraps or topical treatments (like stoppain or biofreeze) and massage. Rest and lumbar support help, too. Have you tried any of those? I know it does not sound like much but it may help you get through to the rheumy appt.

At the C5-6 level there is a moderate sized disc-osteophyte complex causing moderate central stenosis to an AP diameter of 7mm widening the cord and completely effacing the anterior thecal space. At the C6-7 level there is a shallow disc bulge without significant mass effect. The C7-T1 level is normal. IMPRESSION: 1. Moderate central canal stenosis from a large disc-osteophyte complex at the C5-6 level slightly flattening the cord at this level. 2.

It seems to list a lot of my symptoms....which are also MS symptoms. Is this a mimic? I did read that it is a differential diagnosis, I just can't remember what site it was. Here is a link where I got a lot of good info: http://www.columbianeurosurgery.org/conditions/cervical-myelopathy/ I hope someone can help me with my questions. Is this something I should pursue? Could this be my answer? Should I insist on EP's (SSEP), which I still have never had done?

5cm whereas I am now 1.5cm taller than I have ever been in my life (I am 36yrs old). Also, I have osteophytes growing into my spinal canal from my T12-S1 and I have osteoarthritis in same areas. Obviously I am experiencing a lot of pain so I take 1800mg of gabapentin and 60mg of opiates per day, along with 5mg of seraquille to allow me to sleep a few hours each night through the pain.

) As a person with lots of osteoarthritis (not auto-immune related rheumatoid arthritis) I have heard a lot of reporting of osteophytes on the parts of joints where joints rub together. It's the reason I ended up turning my natural knee in for an artificial replacement. I think bone marrow signal abnormalities are about as non-specific as lesions.

Hi. What are the symptoms you are experiencing? The MRI findings reveal tendinopathy of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles, probably tendinitis, which could be causing some shoulder symptoms. These muscles are 2 of 4 muscles comprising the rotator cuff, which has the function of stabilizing the shoulder as well as elevating and rotating the arm. Based on the findings, there are no muscle tendon tears of the rotator cuff group of muscles.

At L2-L3 there is a disc bulge that compresses the anterior thecal sac. Combined with face osteoarthritis with ligamentum flavum hypertrophy this results in mild circumferential constriction of the thecal sac. There is no significant spinal stenosis and no clear nerve root compression is seen. There is slight encroachment upon both neural foramen. At L3-L4 and L4-L5 same description as L2-L3.

Combined with facet osteoarthritis with ligamentum flavum hypertrophy this results in mild circumferential constriction of the thecal sac. There is no significant spinal stenosis and no clear nerve root compression is seen. There is slight encroachment upon both neural foramen. Same description for L3-L4 and L4-L5. At the fused level of L5-S1 there is a residual central osteophyte that indents the thecal sac. No clear nerve root compression is seen.

As usual, it appears, I have something to say, but it might not be helpful. All of the good neurologists that I know look at the films themselves. They should be as good - or better - at interpreting the films. Obviously I think you need a second opinion. Was your neuro exam normal? Are your reflexes, sensation,etc normal? You have obvious symptoms of spinal cord disease. How old are you? Foraminal stenosis (was that the radiologist's final impression?

C5-6 demonstrates disk degeneration with disk space narrowing, bulging of the annulus and osteophyte formation about the interspace. There is bilateral uncinate joint hypertrophy worse on the right resulting in tight right sided foraminal stenosis and moderate to severe left sided forminal stenosis. There is no significant canal stenosis at this level. C6-7 demonstrates posterior bulging of the annulus without a focal disk protrusion identified.

(severe spinal stenosis compressing cord to 5mm) After each surgery, there was little improvement and I am still experiencing symptoms of Numbness, pain, weakness bilateral arms and legs. I recently had a CT Myelogram which showed. New bone spur growth at C3-4 causing spinal stenosis, spinal stenosis remains at C5-6. Severe Myelomalacia C4-C7.

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