Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain At The End Of Neck Fusion

Posted on Thu, 19 Feb 2015

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Question : 3yrs. fusion at end of neck fusion middle of back severe pain on both sides after 3yrs. new systoms severe burning in both handa cold h2o doesn't help I just cry and bending I get severe pain shooting up to my left shoulder and I scream still having pain no dr. knows what it is last 10 days worse hands severe burning and bending severe pain shooting up to lleft shoulder

I want a nerve doctor to read my question, also a phone no. for someone to help me get my answer im sick and don't know how to get it thank you r. morgan . YYYY@YYYY please help would aemg test help ps I don't know how to up load anything I can only read an email im confused and need help

Answered by Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Due to fusion of cervical spine there will be adjacent level arthritis lead

Detailed Answer:
Hello

I have studied your case,

Due to fusion of cervical spine there will be adjacent level arthritis leading to pain burning and cold in both hands.
MRI cervical spine with contrast will help in diagnosis.
EMG-NCV nerve conduction study will help in diagnosing level of nerve compression.

If you do nothing compression may increase burning and weakness.

Due to compression of nerve there can be Para paresis.
Pain management program may not work after few months.
As you are already on lot of medication for this, now nerve root block may help you more.

Till time physiotherapy may help like TENS and matrix therapy.

Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.

Wishing you good health.

Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar