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Suggest Remedies For Stiffness Of The Neck

Posted on Mon, 21 Nov 2016

Question: I have back and side injury/-pain since being struck with 1500 pounds cargo rolling down my tractor trailer while I was unloading (truck driver) January 10, 2014. I was given 4 shots in my lower back at one sitting. Shortly after that I had very stiff neck for a long time plus discomfort in my spine from mid to waistline, like a knuckle going up and down. Spine feeling still to this day. I was pre-diabetic at the time. Within a short time I developed neuropathy in my feet and it has progressively gotten worse ever since then - very, very painful. I blamed the shots but of course the doctors, and there were many, said no, it is diabetic. The podiatrist where I go said at the time there was no doubt in his mind that it was caused by the shots. What do you think?

Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Definitely not due to the shots

Detailed Answer:
Hi there.

Thanks for the query.

It is defining due to the shots. It could be due to progressive spondylosis of the spine causing nerve compression and the respective symptoms.

Do get an MRI done to confirm the same, which will also help in deciding the further course of treatment.

I hope I have answered your query.

I will be available to answer your follow up queries.

Regards,

Dr. Aashish Raghu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee