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I have pain not only in my hand but from my leg up to my neck.

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Question: Hello. I am a 39 year old. Male. I do some activities like dancing and recently I think I pulled a muscle or maybe twisted a nerve in my arm and right hand while dancing. But the result was pain not only in my hand but from my leg up to my neck. Pain is precisely in neck, shoulder, arm and hand.  And I am quite worried about this. A week ago I  had an MRI scan taken and I would like to have an opinion from you, I guess  a second opinion. I uploaded the results. Please provide best possible answer. Thanking you in advance.

Answer: Hi. Thanks for contacting QuestionDoctors.com. Based on the information you have provided and uploaded, I can see your MRI indicates:

  1. Disc bulge indenting the theca at c4/c5
  2. Disc protrusion indenting the theca – left lateral recess at c5/c6
  3. Degenerative cervical disc disease.

In  my opinion, development of the degenerative cervical disc disease results from the cervical spine fractures.

Sensory pain radiates in the direction of the cushioning discs and nerve roots involvement. The pain you feel along your neck, shoulder, arm is probably caused by c4/c5 involvement. The pain you feel specifically in hand is probably caused by the  c5/c6 involvement.

Naproxen can be used to help alleviate degenerative cervical disc disease.  Tens machine can also be used to help with the pain. Your doctor may recommend the use of Baclofen and calcium. I would also recommend you consult with a Physio Therapist who may suggest further treatment and the use of a cervical collar and hot/cold compress treatments.

Regards,

Dr. Javez Ernesto
Dr. Javez Ernesto

I have lost some sensation in my feet, feeling numbness and tingling sensation?

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I have had severe problems with tingling in my feet. It began in my right foot and later moved on to my left foot. I also have a little numbness sensation. Feels very painful especially during the evening. It seems to get worse then. Feels like pins and needles, tingling, and some slight burning pain. What can it be?

Female
Age: 33
Medications: Advil

I have pain behind my left knee?

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I have pain behind my left knee. I didn’t hit it, or had any specific accident. The pain just started to appear for no reason at all. It is a mild pain when I am sitting down, but it gets bad wehen I run and lift my foot off the ground. It gets especially bad when I cross my knee over my other leg. What can be the problem and how can I get it to feel better?

Male
Age:24
Medications:

In September 2000 I had a wrist fusion done?

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In September 2000 I had a wrist fusion done. Is it possible to reverse the procedure and get the mobility in my wrist back? Playing a guitar is very difficult and supporting myself when getting up from the floor is really hurting my fingers. I’m really afraid of causing damage to the fingers and bones of the hand if I fall. What options are available to me?

Age: 52
Male
Medications: Omeprazole, ASA, Lisinopril

I have had some shoulder and neck pain that has got a bit better?

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I have had some shoulder and neck pain that has got a bit better I also developed ulnar nerve entrapment. I have seen a doctor while in Denmark who suggested physio and ibuprofen, paracetamol. I am now in France and whilst the neck symptoms reduced I still had symptoms of ulnar nerve problem. I saw Dr who prescribed me prednisone. I have taken for 3 days at 60mg but I now want to stop because of side effects and wisdom of this course of action.

Age: 45
Male
Medications: Prednisone

I currently have a sharp pain on the top right of my foot?

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I currently have a sharp pain on the top right of my foot. I am currently trying to lose weight and have been working out. It hurts when I stand or rotate my ankle. I am unsure what is going on. I am trying to stay off of it but I have a job that requires me to walk for long periods of time. Please help if possible.

Age: 26
Male
Medications: none

I have been having leg cramps that feels like charlie horses?

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I have been havi g leg cramps that feels like charlie horses in my left hip down my leg all the way to my foot and its been going on for about 2 weeks now. My calf feels like someone is trying to break my leg it hurts so .when i stand up or sit down and ehen i go to bed. It hirts just to move.I have had sciatic pain in both legs before but nothing like this. This pain is 10 times worse then that pain. It makes me go down on my knees because its so bad. I went to my Dr. but he said it was probably my sciatic nerve but I told him it was worse than that.

Age: 56
Female
Medications: Losarten, HCTZ,klorcon, Venlafaxine,omeprzole,
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General Information: I have been havi g leg cramps that feels like charlie horses in my left hip down my leg all the way to my foot and its been going on for about 2 weeks now. My calf feels like someone is trying to break my leg it hurts so .when i stand up or sit down and ehen i go to bed. It hirts just to move.I have had sciatic pain in both legs before but nothing like this. This pain is 10 times worse then that pain. It makes me go down on my knees because its so bad. I went to my Dr. but he said it was probably my sciatic nerve but I told him it was worse than that.

I had a knee operation 13 months ago?

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I had a knee operation 13 months ago. Around 3 months ago I fell over a pallet in work and attended the hospital to get my knee checked but there was nothing found.
2 weeks ago I was on holiday and it suddenly gave in on me, leaving my knee popping and me in pain and my knee swelling. It reduced with a cold compression but after flying and doing normal activities it has swollen again and painful. Any ideas what this could be please?

Age: 25
Female
Medications: Asthma inhalers, eczema creams, epi pen

Pain is now going up my leg?

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I’m almost 62 I was in my garage working on a car a tool fell on floor I got down pick it up i started back up almost standing straight up and lost my balance fell on hy knee maybe a tool. This was last Saturday, never hurt knee, but, hurt left side of leg below knee, thought maybe broke leg, I have no insurance I work for a week pain left that area, but is now going up my leg almost to top. should I be worried of a blood clot This morning my leg was red some It seems to be okay now, even pain not bad. Was headed for hospital. Should I wait Thank You

Age: 61
Male
Medications: none

I’ve been dealing with issues in my left foot for the past 3 weeks, with varying symptoms?

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I’ve been dealing with issues in my left foot for the past 3 weeks, with varying symptoms. When I wake up I usually feel a stabbing pain between the ball and arch of my foot when pressure is applied (probably 4/10 on the pain scale, but enough to my my mind subconsciously try to limp). The pain will often disappear if I am seated for 20 minutes or so, and come back after walking for a similar amount of time. Also, when I wear shoes the pain often subsides and I feel a very uncomfortable feeling on the top of my foot similar to the feeling of swelling… without any noticeable swelling, which feels as though it builds up in pressure if I don’t relieve it through stretching the top of my foot. This bothers me significantly since my job requires me to be on my feet, walking briskly, for 9+ hours a day… so I either limp rapidly or try my best to ignore it and stretch it when possible.

There are periods of time where the issues disappear for unknown reasons while walking. Taking my shoes/ socks off and sitting also alleviates the issue fairly rapidly till I have to walk for more than 15-20 minutes. This has made it very difficult to see the doctor, since my foot usually feels better by the time I actually get to see someone… which I have wasted money on 9+ doctors visits with no results
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I would go more into the history of my issue, but the word limit is restricting… so I will try to go into it briefly.

I had a hairline fracture, about 6 weeks into the healing process I had to walk about 3-4 miles a day for college. This caused a swollen foot each day which I relieved by elevating it for a couple of hours. After the semester ended my foot would swell up every time I woke up/ walked on it for 15+ minutes, similar to now. After 2.5 years of seeing doctors the problem magically disappeared, with no diagnosis/ blood clots/ fractures found in my 9 doctor visits.

After working 3 years the issue reappeared to what it is now.