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What Is The Treatment For Leg Pain, Foot Pain And Tingling Hand After C5 Fusion?
I had C5 fusion years ago to help with a problem I was having with my mobility. The MRI afterwards shows an improvement but I still have a problem with my mobility, leg pain (weakness), foot pain and tingling in my left hand. My primary care physician has sent me for another MRI and says everything is fine. What should I do next?
Mon, 3 Feb 2014
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
It is unfortunate that you still have problems with mobility due to pain and weakness, even after undergoing fusion surgery.
However, normal MRI is a good news. This means that there is no need for another surgery.
You would benefit from taking pregabalin or gabapentin capsules, for nerve pain relief.
Physiotherapy with IFT, ultrasound and traction would help. Neck extension exercises would also help.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
It is unfortunate that you still have problems with mobility due to pain and weakness, even after undergoing fusion surgery.
However, normal MRI is a good news. This means that there is no need for another surgery.
You would benefit from taking pregabalin or gabapentin capsules, for nerve pain relief.
Physiotherapy with IFT, ultrasound and traction would help. Neck extension exercises would also help.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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