NCC: traction after laminectomy?

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Hope everyone is having a painfree day... = )

Dawn from Michigan

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Hi folks,

For any who have had cervical laminectomy (mine was partial C2 thru

partial C7), do you know if it is OK to have cervical traction afterward?

I'm having symptoms of radiculopathy in my right arm and right side, and

EMG shows nerve damage at the root C6 or C7; also there's some arthritis

at the neural foramen at C4-5 I think, or C5-6 or both. Anyway the local

nsg wants me to do PT with traction 3x per week for a month and put me on

neurontin if that does not work.

(He said neurontin is for nerve pain and I told him 3 times I don't have

pain in my arm and he still wrote " pain " on the PT referral.)

I don't really trust this guy; he does not listen well. Anyway I won't do

anything without checking with Dr. Heffez and also my physiatrist whom I

do trust, but I wondered if any have experience with this question.

Thanks very much,

Carolyn A.

Tucson [cervical stenosis, dysautonomia;

surgery 7/00, much improved]

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