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What Causes Pain In The Spine And Left Arm After Cervical Fusions?
I had two cervical fusions, and two lumber fusions; I now have pain in my middle spine with pain in the spine and pain down my left arm. I do exercises daily and walk, the pain has been around for three weeks. I am a senior in my early sixty s, I was on active duty with Army for 22 years. Just trying to understand if this is common systems of the spine.
take MRI of effected spine and consult neurosurgeon for examination and advise on treatment this is notacommon problem but it occurs with trauma or some systemic disease like tuberculosis can be treated effectively with drug and surgery
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What Causes Pain In The Spine And Left Arm After Cervical Fusions?
take MRI of effected spine and consult neurosurgeon for examination and advise on treatment this is notacommon problem but it occurs with trauma or some systemic disease like tuberculosis can be treated effectively with drug and surgery