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Suggest Treatment For Degenerative Disc Disease

Sir, my name is Rouf. Age 30, Weight 78, height 5.6 . My medical history is Small marginal osteophytic changes are noted from c3/4 to c6/7. NO DESTRUCTIVE LESIONS. and c5 / c6 disc extrusion c6 nerve root . Degenerative disc disease. This injury starting date is 10.10.2011. Now iam continued medicine Tab Neurobion forte 1-0-1, and Tab Lyrica 75 mg 0-1-0. Then my problom is left hand pain and some back pain. Sir when releif my pain and how many days taking releif my pain. This case need any surgery? Pls sir iam so fear the case. Pls give me answer, thank you Dr, By Rouf from sharjah.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Mr. Rouf. First...stop worrying. There IS a solution for your problem. The MRI findings that you have described are not very serious. U seem to have cervical degenerative disc disease(DDD) with a disc herniation at C5-6. The DDD will cause you neck pain which can be usually managed by neck exercises and proper posture of your neck especially while sleeping. This pain may take some time to come down. The disc herniation can cause pain in your upper limb. Usually the pain will be radiating from neck to shoulder then to arm, forearm and then fingers, in your case ( C6 root) the thumb and index finger. If you have this typical pain, then your C6 root may compressed. If you have pain just in your hand without any numbness, then it is unlikely. For a compressed root...you can try with a cervical collar and the same drugs what you have been taking for 4-8 weeks. If pain is not coming down or increasing then you may have to see a spine surgeon who may advise you to undergo a discectomy.
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Suggest Treatment For Degenerative Disc Disease

Mr. Rouf. First...stop worrying. There IS a solution for your problem. The MRI findings that you have described are not very serious. U seem to have cervical degenerative disc disease(DDD) with a disc herniation at C5-6. The DDD will cause you neck pain which can be usually managed by neck exercises and proper posture of your neck especially while sleeping. This pain may take some time to come down. The disc herniation can cause pain in your upper limb. Usually the pain will be radiating from neck to shoulder then to arm, forearm and then fingers, in your case ( C6 root) the thumb and index finger. If you have this typical pain, then your C6 root may compressed. If you have pain just in your hand without any numbness, then it is unlikely. For a compressed root...you can try with a cervical collar and the same drugs what you have been taking for 4-8 weeks. If pain is not coming down or increasing then you may have to see a spine surgeon who may advise you to undergo a discectomy.