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Join Date: Jan 2009
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Location: Paradise
Posts: 855
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Originally Posted by Eddie2099
Thank you for all of the help figuring out the MRI results for my back, just thought I should share more on it.
I was diagnosed with having arthritis in my spine after my visit to the back specialist last month and I just had a nerve conduction test today on my hands and neck that has revealed I am suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and pinched nerves in both hands and I have pinched nerves in my neck as well.
The tingling in my feet has not been addressed however but I will be finding out more in two weeks when I see the hand specialist I am seeing regarding where I go from here, thank you again.
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Hey Eddie,
I have some thoughts but frankly I am tired of getting swatted down after offering help, lately, So this may be my last post.
First, I agree with with Jomar that MRI result do not "show" pain, rather they just correlate prior clinical suspicions. I have been attacked for stating the same numerous times but that fact just, is what it is. And while advanced PT's (Jomar I assume you mean a DPT) might have more diagnostic accumen, almost all PT's do not have clinical diagnostic training, rather they learn "assesment." I would go with a DPT if you have a choice. Most PT's won't enter the diagnostic realm as they are not trained for such and are very uncomfortable clinically and legally doing that.
That said, your lumbar MRI doesn't show much more than mildly degenerative this or that. It doesn't obviously address your lumbar "radiculopathy" which was a pre-study impression but then again we don't know what your subjective complaints are or your clinical findings (your doc does).
One thought that comes to mind when someone generally mentions multi-limb pain, numbness, tingling or symptoms in general and the MRI's are apparently benign, are metabolic disease or possibly demyelinating issues. There are other reasons and certainly a cervical MRI or even a thoracic MRI might be in order since you seem not to have a clear clinical cause for your issues and in rarer cases, lower extremity symptoms can come from the neck and even the mid back. You mentioned you get wobbly when rising from a bent-over position and must hesitate until you get your bearings so I wonder about blood volume loss or even cardiac deficiency as being part of the problem.
I wish the best for you and for anyone else who wants to attack me again, go pound sand.
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