Osteoarthritis neck and spine

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Avatar m tn 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.
5536514 tn?1373500002 I am 65 and I am afraid my bones are falling apart. I have osteoarthritis. I also experience bone cracking in my neck. The same for my knees. I can almost tell when it's going to rain. The back pain starts as soon as I get up in the morning. After I have taken a muscle relaxer it is still there but only slightly. I do not want to become dependent on pill. I have hepc and cirrosis of the liver. Can you shed a little light on my problem.
Avatar f tn He has had to go to the ER a few times and x-rays were normal. He went to the dr. yesterday and she gave him Flexeril and Ultram but they don't seem to help the pain. Tonight I put hot, wet washrags (making them hotter slowly) and after waiting about 15 minutes, rubbed ben-gay on his neck and shoulder muscles. He says 'if I could just crack my neck, I think it would feel allot better'. Any other suggestions about what I can do to help him?
Avatar m tn i have been having upper back and neck pain along with numbness in fingers and toes.
Avatar f tn Thank you
Avatar n tn Thanks for your interest....at least I am functioning and can work. Pain in left side of neck and up into base of head is starting to get bad again. I may see if I can get some accupuncture again to tide me over. Everytime I looked at the 'ask a doctor' section of this web site, it always says no more questions. I wonder if they have just stopped using that portion......oh well.
Avatar f tn ScalpMassager has been leading you through important questions and I admire his or her technique. Thank you, dear member. Your contributions here are invaluable. Please read my response to another poster who shared their MRI results here: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Back--Neck/treatment/show/2764902#post_13359941 While your MRI is a little different than the one above, you both share a single spine disorder: Degenerative disc disease or DDD. No one knows why we develop DDD.
Avatar n tn My daughter's neck crackles and pops and the Dr. told her it's bone on bone and to stop popping it on purpose. MSM might help some.
11446628 tn?1418298480 I have osteoarthritis in my spine, from neck down. I also have pain in my knee and hands, and my fingers are twisting and have knots. My right knee has had pain and swelling for weeks, and this morning it's too painful to walk. I haven't injured it. Recent blood test didn't report rheumatoid arthritis. So what's going on with my knee, and with my hands?
1422878 tn?1284584593 im having neck pain...my arm hurts. and my hand is tingling. my neck hurts when i move it.... and it makes a cracking sound when try to move it. What is going on?
Avatar f tn 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?
Avatar n tn Base of skull and below neck bone pain (new since November ) so saw a Ortho spine doc. He took xrays and said C1-2 has arthritis badly. Did I have RA? Told me not to do any more range of motion exercises, just OTC meds for comfort and let him know if I get worse (?) Hmmmm. Decided to make appt with my PC to ask if I should see a Rheumotologist. I had a second ACDF for severe bones slippage back and forth from 'lax ligaments' and rupt. discs and am now fused from C3-C6.
6887703 tn?1385789354 After 10+ years of spine pain and 10 years worth of spinal injections without any lasting relief, trigger point injections, PT, water PT & Dilaudid for pain. In 3 weeks, (4 Feb. '19) I am having 3 level (L3-L4, L4-L5, L5-S1) spinal fusion for osteoarthritis and degenerative spondylolisthesis. My question is how long did the post op severe pain last and how long before you were able to manage on your own (I live alone with a cat but can/will get a home health aid)?
Avatar f tn The last time I had a MRI on my cervical spine was when I had problems with my left shoulder, arm and neck. I have disc bulges on my c5/6. If they are not similar, Could a lesion be hidden because of the bulge, and could a radiologist or doc. miss it because they are not looking for it?
Avatar m tn 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.
Avatar f tn I got to the point where I could barely walk and was just shuffling along. This would come and go over the next 4 years and during that time I have had 3 neck surgeries and have been checked for everything from MS to RA and tested negative for everything but osteoarthritis. Now my legs hurt all the time and I can't stand anyone to touch them. Exercise is hard because they feel so weak and the pain I feel after a couple of hours is excruciating.
Avatar m tn Hi there. Bone spurs are common in spine due to osteoarthritis, resulting from chronic pulling of ligaments over long time. Usually spurs form at facet joints, causing back or neck pain due to inflammation of facet joints and nerve irritation. EMG, NCV to exclude peripheral nerve compression, xray spine for arthritic changes and bone spur CT / MRI if any missed details on x rays.
Avatar m tn 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.
Avatar f tn I have severe pain in the middle of my spine,xrays showed lots of arthritis,also in shoulders neck and knees.a simple task like pushing a broom is crippling.any idea what type of arthritis?
Avatar n tn The pain is due to irritation or injury of nerves, pinching of nerves by tight neck muscles, compression of nerves as it leaves the spine secondary to osteoarthritis or tumors in the neck. Local inflammation or infection, gout, diabetes etc. you need to consult a neurologist who will do a detailed neurological examination, X-ray upper spine, eliciting tenderness over affected nerve, relief from pain after an anesthetic block will be needed to confirm diagnosis.
Avatar n tn Full work up done after the accident, x-rays of most major joints and entire spine. No one said anything about arthritis at that time. I had a spine MRI performed in late March. Now all of the sudden I'm riddled with arthritis, and the degeneration is compressing discs and nerves. My Orthopedist seems to feel that the arthritis is not related to the wreck. It's my understanding that trauma to any joints can lead to the onset of arthritis.
272434 tn?1228607209 I also have carpal tunnel and I have osteoarthritis. Both very painful, and I also need surgery, and I told them not right now. I take a long time to heal, and that alone is enough for me not to have surgery. I also use splints at night, and I have had to cut back on my quilting, but I refuse to stop all together. The osteoarthritis I have in all of my joints as well as RA, I have a triple whammy.
Avatar f tn Hi, Your symptoms may be due to cervical spondylosis Cervical spondylosis is caused by degenerative changes in the bones and intervertebral disks of the neck. A less technical name for this condition is osteoarthritis of the neck, or degenerative disk disease of the neck.. The most common symptom is stiff neck which is most often one of the very first signs. Neck stiffness tends to grow progressively worse over time.
Avatar f tn I will see my orthopedic doctor about this then. I have arthritis in my spine and neck problems so probably coming from there.
774736 tn?1311331385 Basically what are doctors able to see and what are they looking for when trying to diagnose using these imaging machines on particular areas (Head and Neck). I came in to the ER with neck pain and dizziness and I'm still suffering from it because they were not able to make a clear diagnosis. Do these imaging tests show major problems like meningitis, or blood vessel abnormalities?