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Originally Posted by Bobbi
Hi... I'm not a doctor but what you're describing sounds as my arms and hands felt after I felt down a flight of stairs and, soon, found out how totally messed up my C-spine is.
Have you seen a PM (Pain Management) specialist, or do you see a neurosurgeon?
It sounds to me as if you might have nerve root impingement or compression, but only a doctor would be able to assess for sure. The problem with your arms and hands could be from your C-spine.
My C-4 to C-7 is all messed up.
My hands used to claw or lock, as you're describing, and it also took hours to work things loose.
A series of epidurals (steroid injections) and radiofrequencing (nerve nuking to temporarily deaden the nerves) helped me a great deal.
Believe me, doctors aren't singling you out to make a fortune from you or assist imaging centers in making bank; they are doing a differential diagnosis by ordering the x-rays (likely yours were also extension/flexion). Sometimes, it take more than one type of films ordered (and possible and EMG/NCV - found by searching Google) to diagnose.
Myself? I prefer a CT scan; it takes a whole lot less time and gives more in-depth dimension when the films are reviewed.
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thanks for your reply .. l have been in rehab for 6 months and still seeing a pain management doctor at the victoria rehab center ,and just recently he told me that were l am is the best they can do and now my time is over there they have appointed other places to go out side the rehab center and l feel thats all they can do . but there must be something and they keep on tell me there is nothing more they can do, you have to manage it and pace your self and not to do much rest as much as you can , and on the other hand you have work cover bushing you to see when you can start work and as you might now they don't bay the bills for you so your its like a catch 22 domed if you do and domed if you don't l've done so many xrays my family doctor told me to take some risks and look for other treatments to help me with the pain , but it so good to know l can read and chat with other people with the same issues and understand were lm coming from it so hard for other to undersant the pain as they have never been through it thank once again