Hi Ilovemyfamily,

I feel for you, having the same problems.

Have you had any therapy? PT?

MRI's are not 100%, my physiatrist said they are usually done lying down so of course pressure is taken off your spine and protrusions etc could pull away from it.

I have a herniated disc in my neck and have awful pain in my neck, left arm/fingers, lower back and legs/big toes. It goes between pain/tingling/stabbing.

Nothing on my MRI showed nerve or root impingement but I just had an EMG done and it showed trapped nerves at C7 and my left elbow, nothing in my lower back.

Again though I'm told the EMG's are not 100% either, many times nothing shows up and people have found out later on they did have pinched nerves, all so frustrating.

I think you need to go for an EMG and go from there.

I also think all the things you're mentioning can cause pain.

Yesterday I was in a fetal position crying with lower back pain, got to see my Dr "again" to try and figure out what this is from and the pain is spreading.

Have you seen your Dr with the MRI results? what is she/he saying?

Ask for an EMG if they don't mention it, it's worth a try.

I so feel for you, hope you can get some relief, let us know how things go?