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I am a male aged 33. I have recently been off work for a week with cervical spondylosis. I had very bad neck pain one morning and could not turn my head in either direction without being in pain. I also suffer occasionally from lower back pain. I work as an electrician and with work can find myself in awkward positons in lofts and under floors. On the night the pain got so bad that I had to lie down. This only brought on mild pins and needles in my right foot and milder pins and needles in my left foot. In the morning I phoned in sick to work then got an appointment with my doctor who told me I had cervical spondylosis. He gave me so anti-inflammatory tables (dicloflenic-sodium 50mg) and told me to stretch my posture and lift my chin straight and also lift my chest up straight. I was told if I did not listen to what he said I could have been off work for six weeks. At the same time I was picking up my prescription at Loyds Pharmacy I bought a tens machine. I highly recommend buying one to anyone who suffers from neck, leg and back pain. As I have taken anti-inflammatory before and this tens machine helped speed up recovery. Follow the instructions closley with the tens machine. It works well.[/b:baa84792c3]

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  • Darren_Wilson
    Darren_Wilson

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    Don't take this the wrong way, but a doctor cannot tell you that you have CS unless you have had an MRI scan as the wearing of the disc or discs needs to be checked to make sure that no spurs or other protruding parts of the vertabrae are causing problems. They will write this on a sick certificate usually even if it is a simple trapped nerve or slight muscular problem.

    CS is not something that can be cured by anti-inflammatories, painkillers or by a TENS machine, take it from me who is the same age as yourself and been off work for [b:2feb16f606]nearly 2 years [/b:2feb16f606]now with CS (and in chronic pain constantly). The anti-inflammatories can help relieve some of the symptoms & the painkillers can help mask the underlying problems (same as the TENS that stimulate the nerves at certain frequencies to block things out) but unless it is treated properly, it just gets worse over time.

    It sounds more to me that you had a trapped nerve (which can be a symptom of CS which I suffer from down the left side of my body with pins & needles and numbness in my left arm and electric shock type sensations running through my left leg when walking at times), especially if you were off work for such a short length of time.

  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    Sorry but CS can be detected/but not confirmed by your GP.

    This is why they use neurological tests etc

    an X-RAY then confirms the diagnosis

    an MRI is then used to show images of the soft tissue-discs etc to enable an accurate diagnosis of a trapped nerve etc etc

  • Bendywendy18
    Bendywendy18

    Posted

    Hi Darren Wilson im 29yrs old 30 in September i also like you have been suffering but for me it's been 13 months iv had numorous X-Rays an MRI Scans My own Consultan had me up to high dow saying i need this op an that op an i will prob be under the knife for hours an that it could leave me paralised all this b4 he got any results back then he called me back 2months later while i was so worried i thought i was going to die when he called me back he done a few stupid tests an then he turned round an said to me go back to "NORMAL" work etc an we will control your pain i was sitting there gobsmacked if he had of hit me with a feather id of fell over now my symtoms are getting worse so please if you find anything that releives the pain an symtoms i would realy like to hear from you thanks so much an i hop you get to read this Wendy.
    • val46767
      val46767 Bendywendy18

      Posted

      I've had CS for 8 years, with jaw, neck and back pain, tingling in hands, vertigo and tinnitus. I eventually found a Chiroprater who used manipulation, massage and acupuncture, he was a life saver, worked wonders. Next I found something which manages your pain called McKenzie Therapy, simple exercises which you MUST do daily, it really works. If you can find a Physio who practices MT even better but you can manage it on your own. Third most helpful thing is Yoga and relaxation. Hatha Yoga is very good as it is slower and works on stretching, breathing and relaxing. These have all helped me a lot but you have to keep at it. If you stop with the exercises you will likely have a relapse. Try it. Best of luck. Val
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