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Numbness And Jumping Muscles Due To C7 Pushing On Spinal Cord And Pinching Nerves Going Down Arms. Have Fake C5, C6. Suggested Steroid Shot. Advice
hello i have fake disc in my neck which are c5 and c6 had that done in 2006 but now im haveing issue in c7 its pushing on my spinal cord and piching my nerves that goto my arms thats coause numbness and my muscles are jumping around my doctor want me to do a steriod shot then come back to him on oct 25 to see if it works just wandering will that shot work for me or just have surgery again
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
You have nerve compression symptoms. These symptoms can be relieved for a short while after local steroid injections. Regular physiotherapy and surgical decompression will help in long term improvement.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
You have nerve compression symptoms. These symptoms can be relieved for a short while after local steroid injections. Regular physiotherapy and surgical decompression will help in long term improvement.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
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