sarahmoth
07-09-2006, 07:04 AM
He has been having a few test as he has been suffering neck / shoulder pain from a sporting injury (several years ago and it reoccurs when he overdoes it!)
One of the tests revealed that he has a crumbling of vertabrae C5 & C6 "narrowing of the intervertebral discs", it was dismissed at the time as only being mild but and not the cause of the reoccuring neck pain. (Which is now being successfully treated by a physio).
The fact that there has been some crumbling, even if mild concerens me as he's only 38, Is this the start of oesteoporosis - should he be getting this investigated further?
Many thanks
One of the tests revealed that he has a crumbling of vertabrae C5 & C6 "narrowing of the intervertebral discs", it was dismissed at the time as only being mild but and not the cause of the reoccuring neck pain. (Which is now being successfully treated by a physio).
The fact that there has been some crumbling, even if mild concerens me as he's only 38, Is this the start of oesteoporosis - should he be getting this investigated further?
Many thanks
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taape
07-09-2006, 02:25 PM
Yes, it would be worth getting checked out. He could get a bone density test to check the density in his spine. Which test showed bone crumbling?
sarahmoth
07-09-2006, 06:51 PM
Hi
It was a cervical spine x-ray.
Thanks
It was a cervical spine x-ray.
Thanks
taape
07-10-2006, 02:30 AM
I would definitely request a bone density test and a cervical MRI.
sarahmoth
07-10-2006, 06:52 AM
Thanks - that's kind of what I was thinking and will probably do. But on the other hand, surely the docotor should have suggested it?