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What Does My MRI Scan Report Indicate?
Question: CERVICAL PAIN: I have pain in neck. after MRI scan found some problem in discs. could you please suggest medicine to get ride from this problem without surgery. i am also attaching MRI report. Thanks so much
Brief Answer:
Surgery is not needed.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
There is only mild disc protrusion at C5-C6 as per your report. At your age this can happen due to a muscle spasm in the neck.
These could be posture related. Though self limiting, it need not be underestimated.
You need to follow a healthy lifestyle. All you need to do is correct your posture habits, like appropriate neck position while working on computer, avoiding pillow while sleeping, or while making sudden movements.
I assure you this discomfort will go away unless you do something to aggravate it in your routine. You can even do neck isometric exercises, which you can learn from a physiotherapist near you.
In addition to the medicines that you are taking you need to get a muscle relaxant like thiocolchicoside prescribed from your orthopedician.
The conservative line of treatment is in form of rest, anti inflammatory medications, nerve tonics, cervical collar and most importantly physiotherapy in form of local ultra sonics/TENS, cervical traction and neck isometric and shoulder strengthening exercises.
Surgery is not usually needed for such minor changes.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Surgery is not needed.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
There is only mild disc protrusion at C5-C6 as per your report. At your age this can happen due to a muscle spasm in the neck.
These could be posture related. Though self limiting, it need not be underestimated.
You need to follow a healthy lifestyle. All you need to do is correct your posture habits, like appropriate neck position while working on computer, avoiding pillow while sleeping, or while making sudden movements.
I assure you this discomfort will go away unless you do something to aggravate it in your routine. You can even do neck isometric exercises, which you can learn from a physiotherapist near you.
In addition to the medicines that you are taking you need to get a muscle relaxant like thiocolchicoside prescribed from your orthopedician.
The conservative line of treatment is in form of rest, anti inflammatory medications, nerve tonics, cervical collar and most importantly physiotherapy in form of local ultra sonics/TENS, cervical traction and neck isometric and shoulder strengthening exercises.
Surgery is not usually needed for such minor changes.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
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