Hello and thank you in advance for taking time to read about my condition: I have done MRI to lumber, cervical part and head because I had symptoms such as vertigo, blurred vision, tiredness and back pain and stiffness of the neck. I have been living with back pain all my life, but lately it was constant and started ruining my sleep. I have experienced muscle weakness, especially in the hands and cold waves on the back even when it is hot. When I get the cold waves the base of my tongues and the jaw become stiff and kind of senseless. A few days ago I started feeling muscle contractions in my right arm and leg. Arm is well but I am dragging a bit my leg. I send only cervical spine results, as all else seems good. My question is shall I look for conservative treatment if possible? What other symptoms I may expect if the condition progresses? Is there any quick fix for the vertigo as I am looking for 2 young children that need me in good condition. Thank you again CERVICAL SPINE: STRAIGHT CERVICAL LORDOSIS, CERVICAL VERTEBRAE – SAVED CONTOURS, FORM, TRABECULAR STRUCTURE, BONE MARROW SIGNAL INTESITY- WITHOUT TANGIBLE FOCAL CHANGES, CRANIOSPINAL TRANSITION – IN NORM. C 2-3 LEVEL – LIGHT MEDIAN PROMENATING INTERVERTIBRAL DISC, FACET JOINTS - SUBHONDRAL OSTEOSCLEROSIS. C 3-4-5 LEVEL – ON THE RIGHT PARAMEDIAN AND FORAMENALLY PROMENATING VERTEBRAL DISCS C5-6-7 LEVEL – MEDIAN PARAMEDIAN AND BILATERALLY FORAMINAL PROMENATING DISC – OSTEOFITE COMPLEXES. C7 – TH1-2-3-4-5-6 IN NORM SPINAL BRAIN – NORMAL SIZE, FORM, SIGNAL INTENSITY, WITHOUT TANGIBLE FOCAL CHANGES, EXCEPT SMALL LONG ELIPSED liquorisointense FINDING ON LEVEL TH 6 AND TH 7 VERTEBRATED BODIES ; PERIVERTEBRAL SOFT TISSUES, VISIBLE PART OF LUNG APEXES – IN NORM. CONCLUSION C5-6-7 LEVELS: OSTEHONDROSIS, MEDIAN, PARAMEDIAN AND BILATERAL FORAMENAL DISC PROTRUSIONS, DEGENERATIVE OSTEOHONDROGENIC STENOSIS OF CENTRAL VERTEBRAL CHANNEL II STAGE (Y.KANG) – COMPRESSION AND DEFORMATION OF SPINAL BRAIN WITHOUT DATA OF COMPRESSIVE MIELOPATHY, BILATERAL MAINLY OSTHEOGENIC FORAMENAL STENOSIS, COMPRESSION OF C6 AND C7 NERVE ROOTS. C3-4-5 LEVELS – RIGHT PARAMEDIAN AND RIGHT FORAMENAL DISC PROTRUSIONS, DEGENERATIVE OSTHEOHONDROGENIC STENOSIS OF VERTEBRAL CHANNEL I STAGE – OBLITERATION OF MORE THAN 50% OF SUBARACHNOID SPACE; MAINLY OSTHEOGENIC RIGHT FORAMENAL STENOSIS, COMPRESSION OF RIGHT C4 AND C5 NERVE ROOTS C2-3 LEVEL- LIGHT MEDIAN DISC PROTRUSION, ARTHROSIS CHANGED FACET JOINTS. ADDITIONAL FINDING – SMALL SYRINX AT LEVEL TH6-7 Here ara t
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