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Sorry to hear you're having a tough time. Hope you're able to find a solution.

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My goodness you broke my heart God bless you honey

@@SloopyDog. I hope you’re able to find some type of relief. It sounds like walking, standing sitting and possibly even sleeping might be painful. I have cervical foraminal stenosis as well as some central canal stenosis of the cervical region, but I don’t really feel affects in the lumbar at all - definitely the thoracic area though. I’m in my mid-50s. I kind of like to do what I can to slow this down, but even managing to work part time is already difficult. I can’t imagine what it would be like to also have weakness in the legs and dropping things with lumbar problems - please keep us updated if you wish -

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Sorry to hear about your situation. Here's a video that may give you some ideas: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mq2Go6l8y7DXfps.html. I'd suggest finding a good manual physical therapist in your area to see if there are non-surgical options that could help you.

Thank you I think I have the same exact thing

@@AE-yt4lx me too. 71 i am

Pretty much the same things mentioned at 7:09 The same things that open the neural foramen open the facet joints as well. Here's another video that may help though. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jbhiZbx-2s22eX0.html

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You're welcome. Here's another video about degenerative disc disease in the neck: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jbhiZbx-2s22eX0.html

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Here's a video on pinched nerves in the neck with some stretches that may help. but it's best to get it checked out in person to get a solution that's specific to your situation. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mq2Go6l8y7DXfps.html

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How are you feeling? Have you been able to return to any physical activity?

Any surgery on your neck is inherently dangerous. There is a risk of stroke, paralysis, not coming out of anesthesia, etc. The risks are small, but real. I can't tell you what you should do, but for myself, I wouldn't do it UNTIL things got really bad as a last resort.

I'm not sure I understand your question. Were you asking about information on facial pain... like TMD?

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Glad you liked the video. I never noticed the thing about the chair.

In most cases, yes to some extent, but as to how heavy, that depends on the severity. Certainly keep the weight light enough that it doesn't aggravate your symptoms. It's also probably a good idea to avoid exercises that compress your neck such as a back squat where you have a bar resting on your shoulders or heavy shrugs or deadlifts. *Note: Don't use this as a substitute for getting your condition checked out by a healthcare professional in person.

Sorry to hear that. I don't know anything about your mom's case other than what you've said, but if I heard of a patient with those symptoms, I'd be highly suspicious of a stroke. The neck usually doesn't cause drop foot or numbness of the entire right side. I'm not saying that she did have one, but it would be worth checking with her doctors to make sure they've ruled that out.

It could be that. Using a supportive pillow may help if it's mostly at night. Additionally, the thumb, index, middle pain could be carpal tunnel as well. Here's a video about carpal tunnel syndrome: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtejmKiGsN2leHk.html Here's another video about the various causes of numbness and tingling in the fingers and hands: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iq6peZiX2Je1gWQ.html Still make sure to get it checked out in person though.

@@More4Life Awesome, thanks again!

Sorry to hear that. There's no easy answer to give you online. That's something that needs to be carefully managed under the care of your doctor.

According to what you've written, it sounds like both: "moderate to severe canal narrowing with cord flattening, bilateral foraminal narrowing" "Canal narrowing with cord flattening" = cord compression myelopathy "foraminal narrowing" = nerve root compression radiculopathy Note: asking your neurologist would be the best option since they've actually seen the MRI. Good luck!

@@More4Life Thank you for your quick response. I guess what I am asking is how to tell if the numbness on my fingers greatly worsening from bending my neck is because of the cord compression or because of the radiculopathy? If its from the cord compression it seems surgery would be much more urgent given my other symptoms. And thank you for this video. It is what convinced me to get the MRI immediately.

@@bmp713 either / both could cause it. As to how urgent surgery is, again, that's really probably a conversation to have with your neurologist. In the meantime, it probably makes sense to avoid doing things that make it worse.

Here's a video about headaches caused by neck problems: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b5tynZmh09epkY0.html

It's common to have neck muscle tightness along with foraminal stenosis.

@@More4Life I see, thank you! I have not seen many people with foraminal stenosis say they have muscle tightness so I wanted to confirm. Thank you! I also have face tightness as well. Is it possible to have facial tightness?

It is possible, but you'd want to check with your doctor about what is causing the facial tightness.

Less than 1.0 cm (10mm) is considered spinal stenosis. As to if it's concerning, that's something you'll need to discus with your doctor based on your symptoms and it's progression over time (i.e. is it getting worse?). Good luck!

I'm not incredibly familiar with that philosophy so I can't speak to that directly. What I can say is that the motor responses such as weakness, walking problems, etc likely would not be affected. However, pain, in the scientific sense, is the brain's interpretation that there is a threat of actual or potential tissue damage. So in that respect, altering the way you think about the sensations coming from your spine may actually decrease the pain (perceived threat level), but it likely wouldn't affect weakness.

Technically no, but in practice, yes. Stenosis means the space where the nerves comes out is more narrow. The downstream effect of that is often that the nerve gets pinched. Stenosis can also refer to arrowing around the spinal cord.

That definitely warrant getting immediate medical attention. Whether its pinched nerves or blood flow to the brain, it's something worth getting checked out sooner rather than later.

Not necessarily. Neck instability is an indicator of weak neck stabilizing muscles, particularly the deep neck flexors. That can happen either with or without stenosis. It's more likely that instability would lead to stenosis than stenosis leading to instability.

@@More4Life Thank you so much. God bless

It's more the improper execution of chin tucks can the problem worse. The way it is shown at 4:15 is the correct way to do it. The way shown at 4:28 is the incorrect way to do it and should be avoided.

@@timclark2925 can't tell you exactly what it is, but make sure to rule out heart and vascular problems, especially since getting palpitations and dizziness.

@@More4Life thanks for the quick response....I have gone to cardiologist and my heart checked out fine....I know just enough to be dangerous but I've heard cases where nerve problems can cause cardio symptoms as well? thanks for helping people....I subscribed to the channel

@@More4Life I ran across the following case study........This report presents the case of a 73-year-old male with cervical stenosis, with a longstanding history of “hot flashes” accompanied by dizziness, flushing and diaphoresis, and palpitations. The patient was evaluated extensively by cardiology, endocrinology, and neurology with no treatable pathology determined aside from the patient’s cervical stenosis. The patient was diagnosed with autonomic dysreflexia caused by cervical spinal stenosis and underwent anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) at the stenotic C5-C6 level. He found near complete resolution of his autonomic symptoms.

@@timclark2925 thanks for sharing this comment. It's likely to help other out. I literally just copied and pasted your symptoms from your first comment into google ("neck pain; numb hand, hot flashes or red face is a new ugly symptom along with sweating, heart palpitations, some dizziness and a dull burning like back pain") and dysautomomia was one of the first things that popped up. Here's one link that gave a good explanation of what causes it: caringmedical.com/prolotherapy-news/symptoms-dysautonomia/ And another on cervical spondylosis and palpitations: www.neurolutions.com/about-stroke/understanding-cervical-spondylosis-and-heart-palpitations-connections-and-implications-for-stroke-risk/ Again, you'll have to follow up with your own doctor to get it checked out for sure

@@More4Life thanks for great info....

I don't normally respond to comments like this, but for the purpose of informing the public properly, yes success rates are 86-99% depending on the study, but even a 5% failure rate (5 out of every 100) can have some serious consequences when you're talking about the neck. According to a 2020 systematic review: "The overall rates of complications were as follows: dysphagia 5.3%, esophageal perforation 0.2%, recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy 1.3%, infection 1.2%, adjacent segment disease 8.1%, pseudarthrosis 2.0%, graft or hardware failure 2.1%, cerebrospinal fluid leak 0.5%, hematoma 1.0%, Horner syndrome 0.4%, C5 palsy 3.0%, vertebral artery injury 0.4%, and new or worsening neurological deficit 0.5%." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32309668/ The purpose of this video was to inform the lay public - people who are confused and scared about their symptoms - what might be going on and that there are a variety of options short of surgery. There are definitely people for whom surgery is needed (as a last resort). And again, most of the time it's successful, but like any surgery, it comes with risks and an appropriate risk/benefit analysis needs to be considered. By the way, I'm a physical therapist, not a chiropractor. Enjoy your day. ✌

Sorry to hear that.

@@More4Life Way it goes.🙈🙉🙊