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troubled spine
9/26 10:25:56

Question
PLEASE tell me what I should be doing to properly treat the medical problem I have. I have been to acupuncture 5 times in the past 2 weeks. I've been to the chiropractor and my MD now wants me to go see a neurosurgeon. I am only 47 years old, extremely active and WORRIED, not to mention in pain and with tingling nerves in my right arm and a lethargic neck. I've noticed a change in my body this year with a protruding rib, uneven hips and one leg seems to be a bit shorter than the other.
The Radiology report from a recent MRI states:
c3-4 has mild uncovertebral degenerative changes with mild neural foraminal bilaterally without central canal stenosis.
c4-5 has moderate disc bulge with bilateral unconvertebral hypertrophy. There is moderate central canal stenosis and mass effect on the cord. moderate to severe neural foraminal narrowing.
c5-6 - same as c4-5
c6-7 - small disc bulge with mild uncovertebral hypertrophy.  no canal stenosis. moderate left neural foraminal narrowing.
Pelvis xray results:
moderate levoscoliosis with multilevel facet arthrosis pronounced at L4-L5 and L5-S1.  

Answer
I would recommend visiting the neurosurgeon and getting his/her opinion on your neck because the discs and the narrowing are causing the pain and tingling.  Because there is no such thing as 'minor surgery', I would suggest a second opinion by an osteopath before considering any surgery on the spine.    

I would also recommend continued follow-up by the chiropractor for the rib and hip alignment issues.

Thank you for your question, Diane.  I hope that my answer was helpful.

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