C! and C2 in my neck is fused and C Spine Reversed?
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That is total bull.  Visit your primary care physician and have a thorough evaluation done, if he/she just gives you meds and you want more than that then ask for a referral to see a physiatrist if you have chronic symptoms. A referral to a physical therapist may also be an excellent option for you based upon the physician's findings.  Also, tell your physician which chiropractor you visited and what they told you was wrong, that way the physician is aware of this quack. \n\nI will say this, if you decide to see a therapist, do not be afraid to call around and ask to speak to the therapist to see if they indeed specialize in spinal care. Some do and some don't, it is a much wider field than most realize. Most physical therapists that do specialize in spinal care are highly educated in the dynamics of the spine and also do perform manipulation of your joints when warranted but they also have many other options for advanced treatment. \n\nNone the less, I do not recommend corporate facilities such as HealthSouth, NovaCare or Banyan Tree as most of these facilities do not allow the therapist to have control over thier own schedules and you may not be able to see the same therapist from visit to visit, which in my opinion is poor medical care care driven by corporate interest. \n\nChiropractic care, if you can call it that, what a sham! There may be a few good chiros out there who want to do a good job and may actually practice ethically but the profession is litered with so many quacks like the one you visited that finding a good chiro is about as likely as winning the lottery or being struck by lightening.\n\nWhat the general population doesn't seem to realize anymore is that chiropractors are traditionally not trained in modern medicine nor are they a branch of modern medicine. They do NOT go to medical school. Chiropractors are trained in chiropractic which is an unfounded, unscientific model of quasihealthcare usually taught in colleges that only teach chiropractic. There is not a single chiropractic school in the states that is found in a university system. They are usually seperate entities from all other schools because they teach their own form of science and health which is NOT recognised in the mainstream. They are NOT another type of medical doctor that just decided to go into chiropractic care versus say, orthopedics or neurology. \n\nIf you want to know the truth behind chiropractic care and chiropractors, then check out the following links. Really check out these sites too as many of the articles are written by chiropractors that have renounced their own profession.\n\nhttp://www.ncahf.org/pp/chirop.html...\nhttp://www.quackwatch.org/01quackeryrela...\nhttp://www.chirobase.org/01general/chiro...\nhttp://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid....\nhttp://www.chirobase.org/01general/skept...\nhttp://www.quackwatch.org/01quackeryrela...\nhttp://www.chirobase.org/06dd/chirovet.h...\n\nAlso, chiropractors state that research has justified their techniques, check out the following;\n\nDuring the past few years, two reports about the treatment of low-back pain have placed chiropractic in a favorable light. One, issued by the RAND Corporation, concluded that spinal manipulation was appropriate for some cases of low-back pain. The other, produced by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), judged manipulation useful for controlling symptoms while awaiting the spontaneous recovery that occurs within a month in most patients with low-back problems.\nAlthough chiropractors have promoted these reports as endorsements of chiropractic, they are not. They merely support the use of manipulation in carefully selected patients. Only a few of the research studies on which their conclusions were based involved manipulation by chiropractors; most were done by medical doctors and physical therapists whose practices are not identical to those of chiropractors. Most chiropractors manipulate the vast majority of patients
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If there is no pain involved (when you move your neck laterally and up and down) then it is probably your cervical vertebrae (C1 - C7) Some people's cervical vertebrae protrude more than others.
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Hi Stephen.  I am sorry to hear about your suffering.  I have a couple of thoughts/suggestions.  \n\nFirst, have your been properly tested for vitamin B12 deficiency?  This is a common cause of peripheral neuropathy and most doctors do not know how to properly test for deficiency.  Usually doctors order a serum B12 test, however this can be normal even with deficiency.  The best laboratory tests for B12 status are serum Homocysteine and urinary Methylmalonic acid.  So, be sure this is not an issue.\n\nSecond, I would like to suggest a powerful book by Sherry Rogers, M.D.  It is called: "Pain-free in 6 Weeks".  She is an expert in environmental medicine.  In the book Dr. Rogers explains many, many causes of chronic pain that are not well understood (or even known) by most doctors.  The book is available at Amazon.com.  I highly recommend it.\n\nLast thought, how many Chiropractic evaluations have you had?  Have you ever had a neck injury (e.g. whiplash, sports injury, fall, etc.)?  It is not common, but an upper cervical subluxation could cause your symptoms.\n\nI hope this has been helpful for you.  Best wishes and good luck.
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Physical Therapy Corner: Neck Pain\nNeck pain is a very common occurrence, and for some it is an everyday experience. Many of the symptoms felt can be prevented, decreased, or even eliminated through proper stretching, strengthening, and alignment of the cervical spine.\n\nThe cervical spine has a "C" shaped curve which opens in the back.\n\n\nSome causes or types of neck pain include:\n\n   1. Muscular: tightness or spasm in the muscles in, and around your neck - rhomboids, trapezius, scalenes, as well as the erector spinae groups.\n\n      [Facet Pain Image]\n   2. Facet joints: each pair of vertebrae has 2 facet joints which allow for motion to occur between them. Nerve roots sprout between these facets. Pain can occur when these facets rub or grind together. Osteophytes can also develop within the facet and encroach onto the nerve.\n\n   3. Intervertebral disk: between the vertebrae are disks made of fibrocartilage. They absorb the shock form walking, running, jumping, turning, and twisting. Sometimes these disks protrude out of their normal space, and can cause pain by putting pressure on nerves or the spinal cord.\n\n   4. Ligaments: another structure which keeps the vertebrae in place are ligaments. Extreme acceleration and then deceleration of the neck can cause a whiplash injury, thus leading to injury to these ligaments and a resulting pain. Another result of a whiplash injury could be a strain or sprain of the muscles surrounding and supporting the cervical spine, also leading to pain.\n\n   5. Posture: having your head rest too far forward can cause the "C" shaped curve in your neck to decrease, and keeping your head too far back can accentuate it. These positions can increase the amount of stress placed on the muscles, ligaments, facets, and disks in and around your neck. This undue stress can cause you to feel pain in your neck.
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Hi Mary,\nThat's a rough surgery. As an x-ray tech I've seen a lot of cervical fusions. Like every other kind of surgery, some people due well and some don't. And let me tell ya, if you have a surgeon who is suggesting a c6-c7 fusion, he or she is thinking that's the only thing left to do. Because surgeons do not take cervical surgeries lightly. So if you have faith in you surgeon, you might listen to him. Or you can get a second opinion. That's good too.\nOf course I'm not a doc, so see as many of them as you need to to feel comfortable with your decision. Good luck!
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L4 or L5 region - could be a strain of the joint but could also be disc damage \n\nclearly it is impinging on your nerves - ice the area and use ibuprofen \n\nseek medical or chiropractor help
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It depends why you are moving them.  You should never move an injured person unless they are in danger of becoming more injured.  You should always support the head and neck by holding c-spine, even if they are awake and talking to you and try to tell you nothing is wrong.  You shouldn't twist the back because that could lead to big problems.  Other than that, you should move them how they are the most comfortable.  You should not try to straighten any arms or legs that seem bent at an odd angle.  If they are in extreme danger, say they were in a car crash and the car is on fire, you just need to get them the heck out of there!!  \n\nBottom line is, if you are untrained, you probably shouldn't be doing any of these things, so use caution!!  Holding c-spine is probably the most important thing to remember though.
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Haha! You're weird. No, seriously... have a trainer look at it and recommend exercises for that side of your back. Are you in a profession where you "favor" one side over the other? (Digging, for example.) That might explain it. Or you could get to a doctor for an evaluation just to ensure that both sides of your body are in synch. I'm thinking of scoliosis, but that's just a guess.
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Talk to your Chiropractor about spinal stabilization exercises.  Also, talk to your Chiropractor about the bones being "out of place" versus not having the proper motion.  The "out of place" statement is pretty much a old-time analogy.  Actually, Chiropractors restore normal segmental motion between the vertebrae.  Now, if the motion has been abnormal for a while, it may take a while to restore the motion for any decent period of time.  Think of stretching the muscles: one stretch doesn't get all of the flexibility back in them- it takes repeat stretching and time.  Anyway, talk to your Chiropractor and have them explain it better to you.
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I have scoliosis, so my spine is curved in a backwards "S" shape. I wish so much that it were perfectly straight. It would make me about 3 inches taller and have less back problems.\n\nLuckily mine isn't so bad that you can see it when I'm wearing my clothes, but it's pretty obvious when I'm not. I wish I could say something superficial here like having bigger breasts, but if I only have one wish, it would be the straighter back!!
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I would be really careful about this. A naturally healed bone is stronger than before it was broken, but you had a fusion. The fusion changes the natural mechanics of the neck. I would seriously consult with the MD who performed the procedure. The fused levels might be OK but the level above and below tends to become more mobile, so these levels with the increased load of Jui-Jutsu may not handle the increased strain well. You sustained a very serious injury, I again would highly, highly recommend speaking with the MD, before returning to competition level Juio-Jitsu. \n\nNot to be nit-picky either but if you damaged the spinal cord in the cervical region you would become a full or incomplete Quadriplegic- meaning - no arm, trunk or leg function.
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I am a radiologic technologist, and I do a whole lot of MRIs.  Weekly, I scan people who have already had the spinal surgery which is going to make them "all better."  Yet, here they are back at radiology having more scans because they are no better off and sometimes even worse off.  I do not see the same phenomena with neck surgery.  But, for some reason, lumbar surgery has a high rate of failure.  I also have 3 HNPs with DDD and spinal stenosis.  The only time I would consider lumbar spine surgery is if I thought only death could be worse.  I would make sure I have tried EVERYTHING else....physical therapy, exercise, water aerobics, massage, acupuncture etc.  Once you have spinal surgery, you cannot "take it back."  You are stuck with your decision.  Of course, I could be biased, because I never see the patients who have had successful surgery.  They don't come in for scans because they are "better."  But I have seen enough to know that I would really have to be bedridden and totally out of options to consider surgery.  Good luck to you!
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you possibly have a "pinched nerve" or small disc protrusion in your neck. mine healed with rest, heat and ibuprofen.\n\nif it does not get better in the next few days or gets worse, see a doctor asap. imho, do not go to a chiropractor or let someone "crack" your neck.\nI am not a dr. or nurse: but have had this same thing happen to me.
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its better you rule out any spinal injury, ideally you may need either a CAT scan of the chest/thorax and spine, probably the thoraric vertebrae..never ruling out further requirement of a MRI scan as well, get in touch with a traumatologist/spinal surgeon asap. good luck and wishes for a speedy recovery!
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Reversed implies "total reversal" and to that hope I'd say I don't think total reversal can happen with medication or with non-medical treatments.  Partial therapeutic effect is to be had from a correct medication regieme, but I stumbled upon an amazing "cure" for chronic back pain, neuropathy, poor balance, inadequate circulation: Tai Chi.  I learned a particular brand of Tai Chi called Tai Chi Chih (Chih is prounounced as if you were saying chuh like the chu on chuck or chuckwagon, chuh)...19 exercises as opposed to the hundreds in regular Tai Chi.  Tai Chi Chih has a website, also.  After six weeks, during the classes, I began to have better balance, pain left my feet and legs, my back pain left and even my walking and the tone of my buttocks was improved.  I was able after six months to return to a work out routine at a gym, which after Tai Chi Chih, is what I'd recommend to you, both aerobic and strength training using the "machines" that help format the exercise.  Hope this helps.  The Tai Chi Chih website is easy to find in Yahoo Search.  This is a fun and enjoyable activity, and the subtitle of the book is "Joy Through Movement."  I found that a true promise.\n\nThis activity is easy to do at home and requires no equipment, and is for any age...I began at 60 years of age.
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You may need to see a doctor about it, maybe you managed to pop one of your spinal bones so now it's in a weird position in your neck. This can cause your muscles to ache like crazy.\n\nMy friend did something like this in Martial Arts she got whiplash and caused her neck bone (just one of the discs) to mis-align....\nShe had to see a bone doctor (Chiropractor) who then popped it back into place after a few sessions..... and made her neck better after a month or so... but muscles were still a little weak.\n\nShe left it too long before seeing the doctor and the mis-alignment caused her muscles around the neck to go weak.\nHence the pains....\n\nEr? you didn't do anything hectic the few days before you started noticing the pain did you?!?!?!\n\nSorry if I'm scaring you, but just a thought in case this might help.
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I would seriously consider going to a chiropractor. you have so many vital bones and your spinl cord in your back. do one thing wrong and bad things could happen.