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09-18-2012, 10:01 AM | #1 | ||
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I have a short neck according to a ct scan, it does not say by how much. I was just wondering because I have never heard of anything being short may causing issues. Would a short neck cause disc bulging? I drove a forklift for many year and now I have bad neck issues, including a very large herniated disc. Now when WSIB investigates, will they fight me on the shorter neck issue?
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09-18-2012, 10:07 AM | #2 | ||
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There are image degradation artifacts at C6-C7 and C7-T1 due to the patient's short neck therefore assessment is not optimal in these regions
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09-18-2012, 04:55 PM | #3 | |||
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Our spinal forum might be of more help on this, I'll move your thread there.
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Anything else in the report about disks or other vertebrae levels?
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09-19-2012, 08:07 PM | #5 | ||
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A "short neck" is not a predisposing factor that I know of for cervical HNP. Transmitted vibration from driving heavy equipment certainly is for lumbar HNP...probably is too for the neck! Why did they do a CT and not an MRI....HMO decision? |
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09-26-2012, 02:04 PM | #6 | ||
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I complained of neck and shoulder pain since 2002.My GP ordered the ct scan
and recently i had the mri.The neurosurgeon told me my neck was not short according to the mri. I say driving the forklift 8 years prior to 2002 was the cause of my herniatedd disc.It is now large and I require surgery as I was unaware of the ct scan resuts to begin with.My GP is one of those no call is good news.I wonder how bad a disc herniation has to be to be considered a call to inform a patient? |
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09-26-2012, 10:57 PM | #7 | ||
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I just wonder why a CT was ever ordered in the first place as it is old technology for a disc problem and is now reserved more for deliniating bony lesions or other non-soft tissue issues. But there are other reasons, though. Curious... |
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