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Suggest Treatment For Degenerative Disc Disease And Back Pain
Posted on
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
Answered on
Fri, 10 Jun 2016
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Question : My T11-12 disc have been in very bad shape since 1995. Now it has been 11 years and I'm afraid the the C9-10 and C10-11 are in bad shape. I have DDD of the spine. My MD/surgeon won't order a CT or MRI eventhough I have dibilitating back pain day in and day out! I don't know what to do. I get so very depressed quite often, that, at times, don't care if I live or die.
Brief Answer:
First step in evaluation is medical and neurological examination.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for using HCM.
I have read your query and understand your concerns.
You mean discs between vertebrae T9-T10 and T10-T11 right?
The appropriate way to evaluate your condition, since there is degenerative discs disease and back pain, includes a medical, neurological examination by your primary care Doctor and Neurologist.
If doubts will be raised after the medical and neurological examination, next step is to have imaging studies such x-rays and spine MRI.
Treatment should start after these steps and includes painkillers, physical therapy, spinal epidural injections.
If instability of the spine or significant compression of spinal cord/nerves is found after the examinations, spine surgery is considered as an option.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Greetings.
First step in evaluation is medical and neurological examination.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for using HCM.
I have read your query and understand your concerns.
You mean discs between vertebrae T9-T10 and T10-T11 right?
The appropriate way to evaluate your condition, since there is degenerative discs disease and back pain, includes a medical, neurological examination by your primary care Doctor and Neurologist.
If doubts will be raised after the medical and neurological examination, next step is to have imaging studies such x-rays and spine MRI.
Treatment should start after these steps and includes painkillers, physical therapy, spinal epidural injections.
If instability of the spine or significant compression of spinal cord/nerves is found after the examinations, spine surgery is considered as an option.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Greetings.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Naveen Kumar
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