LymeNet Flash: cervical narrowing and lyme is this related?

LymeNet on Facebook

LymeNet on Twitter

Follow @LymeDiseaseNet

The Lyme Disease Network receives a commission from Amazon.com for each purchase originating from this site.

When purchasing from Amazon.com, please
click here first.

Thank you.

Dedicated to the Bachmann Family

LymeNet needs your help:
LymeNet 2020 fund drive

The Lyme Disease Network is a non-profit organization funded by individual donations.

»	LymeNet Flash » Questions and Discussion » Medical Questions » cervical narrowing and lyme is this related?

UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!

Author

Topic: cervical narrowing and lyme is this related?

suttles
Member
Member # 5984

posted

My MD just called and said that the cervical MRI that I had showed spondylosis and narrowing and I should see a neuro surgon.

I have had a burning neck and shoulder pain for a few weeks now and last year a pinched nerve in my left arm and shoulder.
That was xray be a chiropractor and I never saw a MD for this.
I did had a western blot in dec that had 10 bands on each IGG and IGM.
Only IGG was cdc positive.

My fingers still have numbness and my MD said that this is on both sides and my other arm is worse.

Could this be a lyme thing?
I am suppose to see the LLD this week and it is going to be a very long drive.
My husband is taking me but I just wondered about this.
My arms feel like they are on rubber bands and my neck feels like it is on one sometimes.
Can someone please let me know.
Suttles

Posts: 67 | From moving soon | Registered: Jul 2004 | IP: Logged |

duke77
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 5051

posted

Lyme can mess with your spine and cause spondylosis as well. I have neck problems as a result of lyme neck pain and crunching sound when I turn my neck from side to side. Cervical MRI showed "arthritic changes" in one year from the last MRI.

Posts: 649 | From United States | Registered: Dec 2003 | IP: Logged |

Aniek
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 5374

posted

Yes. Spondylosis can be caused by Lyme and other infections. I have this in my cervical spine.

I would research ALL of your options BEFORE surgery. For some people, surgery can be the answer. But, if Lyme is the underlying cause, then you may have problems arising after surgery as well.

Some people can get these problems corrected without surgery. I worked with feldenkrais practitioner who said he has seen cervical narrowing reverse on one of his clients. Feldenkrais is a method of learning how to use the body in a way that reduces stress on the body and keeps muscles relaxed.

Feledenkrais didn't work for me, I think because I wasn't treating Lyme at that point. But you may want to look into it.

The way I got the burning under control was the muscle relaxer Flexeril and working with an excellent physical therapist. Over the last couple months I've started doing yoga regularly (3-4 times a week) and at first it increased the burning and numbness, and now it's almost gone. I think strengthening the muscles helped.

Posts: 4711 | From Washington, DC | Registered: Mar 2004 | IP: Logged |

Printer-friendly view of this topic

The Lyme Disease Network is a non-profit organization funded by individual donations. If you would like to support the Network and the LymeNet system of Web services, please send your donations to:

The Lyme Disease Network of New Jersey
907 Pebble Creek Court, Pennington, NJ 08534 USA
http://www.lymenet.org/