osteoarthritis of spine symptoms

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.

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.

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I also think it’s spine related because it waxes and wains with how my spine is acting, ie. inflammation. I’m guessing this is one of the many chemical changes chronic pain makes to the brain.

I usually lay down most of the day due this and of course I have much pain throughout my body due to osteoarthritis and fybromyalgia. 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?

My last ACDF was 2 years ago and 12 month post op check was excellant. This neck pain started 6 months ago, but didn't see a new ortho spine doc till 3 1/2 months ago when all simple home remedies just weren't helping. This doc asked if I had RA and I said 'not that I know of'.....his only advice was to stop all range of motion stretches/exercises and do comfort measures only, ie tylenol, and let him know immediately if I get worse.

But to answer your question, she indicated that I had a bulging disk and that it was likely causing some of what I thought were MS symptoms, including a pain in my arm. She said many people with MS have bulging disks but they don't know why.

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?

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? 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.

Generalized osteoarthritis is yet another subset of osteoarthritis. Most people know the meaning of primary osteoarthritis or secondary osteoarthritis, but generalized osteoarthritis is a lesser known term. Answer: Subsets of Osteoarthritis Primary osteoarthritis is characterized by joint pain, stiffness, limited range of motion, and weakness. Primary osteoarthritis is also referred to as idiopathic, meaning, there is no known underlying or predisposing cause.

) I have almost everything up there except Lyme in my family. I suffer from DDD and Osteoarthritis of the spine and nerve damage as well as Fibro. My Thyroid numbers are also slightly off myself.

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.

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.

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.

I am a 41-year-old female. I recently had an MRI of the cervical spine. I am trying to understand the results. The Impression is as follows: "Cervical spondylosis, with abnormality at multiple levels. This includes moderate spinal stenosis at C5-C6. Borderline spinal stenosis is identified at C6-C7. Neural foraminal changes are noted bilaterally at multiple levels as detailed above, most significant at C5-C6." What does this mean exactly?

Hope your all doing well. I finally got my results on Friday from previous MRI of spine and study done on hands. Well I do have carpal tunnel of both hands right hand worst and I need surgery, doctor says its very common for fibromyalgia patients to have it. I also have osteoarthritis of the spine. Needless to say I've been very upset. More medications and surgerys in my future. The doctor says I'm too young for this lol, it usually happens to older people.

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.

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.

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. Some of the other symptoms I had, which did not go away with SVR, I now know are due to the Sjogren's disease. As I noted, after having been diagnosed with Sjogren's and starting treatment for it, I now feel considerable better than before I started treatment.

‘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. Some degree of osteoarthritis is expected with age which can worsen post-menopause, being overweight, improper posture, lack of physical exercise/ muscle strength, chronic trauma, diabetes etc., which causes degeneration of the joint and associated inflammation that causes pain. The acute injury is unlikely to be related to it.

I have degeneration of my lower spine (osteoarthritis) and get pains that run down my legs and pins and needles in the feet. Dr. said this was referred pain from the spine. I have never heard of people having too much iron, usually it is the opposite. Do you know what causes you to have too much iron in the body? Don't presume that because you have a blood test taken every 3 months that they test for other problems. You will only know for definite if you ask.

I have been having these strange symptoms and wonder if anyone has insight as to what it could be. I will sometimes start with a feeling of a sick stomach like my stomach is tring to jump out of me then feel a warm hot flush go over my whole body. I have strange smell sensations that will make me gage and dry heave. My face feels hot and flushed, short of breath, dizzy, and when I move my head I get a shocky zapping go up into my head and down my spine.

I have chronic pain in the lowerback and was diagnosed with CPPD related to chondrocalcinosis by a spcialist who is a surgeon. Is this a common condition? (I have symptoms of a pinched nerve in the lower back and am in constant pain). Should I get another opinion? My specialist is pushing me to have surgery and I am only 60 years of age. I don't like the odds of success with these options.

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