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Suggest Treatment For Severe Back And Neck Pain Radiating Through Arm

Hello, I ve been suffering from some real bad back and neck pain for a few years now. I ve seen a doctor several about and he always says the same thing don t see anything on xray sometimes my back will just give out on me putting me to my knees and the pain when this happens is avoid enough to make me just give up... now for the last few month I ve been dealing with really bad neck pain that goes down my arm and in what feels like my coller bone, I cant turn my head from side to side anymore cause it hurts to bad .
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Hi,

Can you mention your age, sex and history of any joint pains in limbs?

You had a back pain for few years, and now having neck pain radiating to arm and difficulty in turning head.

The recent issue suggests cervical spondylitis(osteoarthritis of cervical vertebrae) with pressure on nerves supplying arms. This condition needs evaluation and treatment without delay to prevent neuropathy and muscle weakness of arms.

It is possible that a condition causing arthritis is progressively affecting different parts of vertebra.

This can happen in conditions like ankylosing spondylitis or degenerative osteoarthritis. I would recommend you to consult a spinal surgeon and a rheumatologist for detailed evaluation. You may be asked for an MRI of spine.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. Muhammed Aslam TK
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Back And Neck Pain Radiating Through Arm

Hi, Can you mention your age, sex and history of any joint pains in limbs? You had a back pain for few years, and now having neck pain radiating to arm and difficulty in turning head. The recent issue suggests cervical spondylitis(osteoarthritis of cervical vertebrae) with pressure on nerves supplying arms. This condition needs evaluation and treatment without delay to prevent neuropathy and muscle weakness of arms. It is possible that a condition causing arthritis is progressively affecting different parts of vertebra. This can happen in conditions like ankylosing spondylitis or degenerative osteoarthritis. I would recommend you to consult a spinal surgeon and a rheumatologist for detailed evaluation. You may be asked for an MRI of spine. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Muhammed Aslam TK