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Originally Posted by BPA234
Good luck with your recovery.
IMO, having dealt with similar, I would just rest.
thanks!
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Originally Posted by downtown
gl!
Can you post the nerve flossing exercise he gave you?
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I think its specific to this nerve, which I learned is the C6 nerve on the left side. I straight my left arm in front of me, close my fist and do sort of a wrist curl, then bring my fist back and away as far as I can from my torso as I tilt my head to the right (ear to right shoulder). Does that make sense?
The neurologist I saw yesterday says he isnt ruling out anything. He told me he's pretty sure it is the C6 nerve and that the source is coming from the neck (duh, I knew that right away, my teammate chiropractor knew that right away and my chiropractor knew that right away, but the MD I saw was not convinced the source is in the neck.) The neurologist said I needed an MRI of my neck to see the source, and he also said I need an EMG test of the nerve all the way down my arm.
I was able to get in for the MRI last night.
The EMG test is something the neurologist does in his office. I have that scheduled for Friday morning. He will have results of the MRI by then, so we can talk about that then as well. Then I will know the course of treatment. Things he mentioned include chiropractic treatments and traction. I asked if an inversion table would be similar to traction and he said yes, that would be good to do. It is worth noting that he is the second neurologist to tell me that using an inversion table and getting treatment from a good chiropractor are good, legitimate treatments for spinal disorders.
He has not ruled out a disc issue. He said if it is a small herniation, he does not like to do surgery for that. He only does surgery if it is a very big herniation. I think the fact that this has improved quite a bit after the last two chirpractic treatments, and the fact that the test my chiro did tells him a disc issue if unlikely, makes a disc issue unlikely. There is definitely something wrong with my C6 nerve in the neck area though.