Headaches and neck pain due to cervical arthritis

[Guest guest]

Note: If you have RA, never undergo treatment for cervical problems,

particularly manipulation,

without the knowledge and consent of your rheumatologist.

" Cervical Arthritis: Symptoms, causes and treatments of neck pain " :

http://www.allaboutarthritis.com/arthritis.cfm/about/215/Types%20of%20Arthritis

" Neck Pain: Why so Common in Women? " :

http://www.womenshealthpc.com/6_00/pdf/394NeckPain.pdf

" There are many causes for headaches, but a very large percentage come from the

neck... " :

http://www.physionline.co.za/headache.html

" Is There Such A Thing As Cervicogenic Headache? " :

http://www.osteopathonline.com/cervicogenic/can.htm

" Cervical Spondylosis " from eMedicine.com:

http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/topic27.htm

" Radiculopathy. Effects of Surgery, Physiotherapy or Cervical Collar. A

prospective, randomised

study " :

http://eprints.lub.lu.se/archive/00005900/

[Guest guest]

--....very interesting...now I have some questions for you...I

could never figure this one and this article mentions the systemic

causes and the OA this will be long (so you have been warned)..

My cervical MRI reads something like this C2-3 disk space

narrowing,C3-4neuroforaminal stenosis..C4-5 severe disk

narrowing..C5-6 disk desiccation severe ,disk oestophyte

complex..causing severe neurforaminal stenosis...C6-7 disk desiccation

severe space narrowing ,C7-T1 oesteophyte...same on several of the

thoracic.....then the lumbar is L3-4 disk desiccation...disk space

narrowing severe left lateral bulge with protruision..L4-5sevsre broad

based bulge with bilateral facet hypertrophy..which cause severe

bilateral neuruforminal stenosis......they tell me that scleroderma

does not attack the spine...tested me for MS and at one time diagnosed

MS but could not confirm with lumbar puncture....MRI of brain did show

lesions which later was concluded was vascular in nature from

scleroderma....I was told OA...my PCP basically said BS...at 44 there

is no way your spine could be this way....90 maybe...now all that to

get to the question...if scleroderma can cause vascular problems could

it not stop flow of blood to spine? I have been trying to figure this

one out for 2 years...the spine keeps getting worse and they all just

look dumbfounded....the did the epidural shots in all areas but to no

avail...18 weeks of physical therapy then 18 weeks of occupational

therapy .....all to no avail...refuse to do surgury because they say I

am not a good candidate because with what they would have to fix in

the cervical spine they could cause the whole area to collapse...

so I am interested in your input.....causes..OA like this at

44?....scleroderma being weird?...not enough milk as a kid(I hate

it)LOL.....anyways I am interested in your input or anyone elses .....

(((((hugs))))) Kathi in OK

- In @y..., " " <Matsumura_Clan@m...> wrote:

> Note: If you have RA, never undergo treatment for cervical problems,

particularly manipulation,

> without the knowledge and consent of your rheumatologist.

>

>

> " Cervical Arthritis: Symptoms, causes and treatments of neck pain " :

>

http://www.allaboutarthritis.com/arthritis.cfm/about/215/Types%20of%20

Arthritis

>

>

> " Neck Pain: Why so Common in Women? " :

> http://www.womenshealthpc.com/6_00/pdf/394NeckPain.pdf

>

>

> " There are many causes for headaches, but a very large percentage

come from the neck... " :

> http://www.physionline.co.za/headache.html

>

>

> " Is There Such A Thing As Cervicogenic Headache? " :

> http://www.osteopathonline.com/cervicogenic/can.htm

>

>

> " Cervical Spondylosis " from eMedicine.com:

> http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/topic27.htm

>

>

> " Radiculopathy. Effects of Surgery, Physiotherapy or Cervical

Collar. A prospective, randomised

> study " :

> http://eprints.lub.lu.se/archive/00005900/

>

>

>