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What Causes Swelling Around The Neck With Pain In Arms?

i have chipping L5 L6 in my neck i was wondering if this could cause swelling around my neck even in the front. i am supposed to go for surgery but haven t heard from the surgeon yet. i am in a lot of pain in my arms and tingling down my arms to my finger tips.
posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2014
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hi

thank-you for providing the brief history of you

let me make a correction that C5-C6 comes in neck region and not L5-L6?.

as you mentioned your history what I can understand is that you have pain & tingling in the arm upto the fingers.

this symptoms arise due to Cervical spine disc pathology. for which I can recommend you to take physical therapy. this will help you reduce the pain and tingling sensation. also on a later stages exercises will be introduced.

in my clinical practice, I have seen many cases with similar issues and all responds well to physical therapy.

regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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What Causes Swelling Around The Neck With Pain In Arms?

hi thank-you for providing the brief history of you let me make a correction that C5-C6 comes in neck region and not L5-L6?. as you mentioned your history what I can understand is that you have pain & tingling in the arm upto the fingers. this symptoms arise due to Cervical spine disc pathology. for which I can recommend you to take physical therapy. this will help you reduce the pain and tingling sensation. also on a later stages exercises will be introduced. in my clinical practice, I have seen many cases with similar issues and all responds well to physical therapy. regards Jay Indravadan Patel