Cervical Spondylosis

[dbab]

Hi,  I was wondering if any one else suffers from this?  I have been getting very scary problems in the morning when I wake up.  My neck and shoulders will ache very bad and I get pins and needles sensations in my arms.  When I try to lift my arms, they feel like they are 200 lbs. each and sometimes I can't seem to move them at all for a while.  I would think that it would be that they just "fell asleep" however I sleep on my side and if this is the cause wouldn't just one not both fall asleep?  I'm not sure, maybe I'm just making myself nuts over this but I occasionally get scared about paralysis of my arms.  I am going to be making an appointment with my chiropractor to see if I can get ultrasound/electro therapy however I don't know what else to do for it.  Unfortunately, there isn't much options for this DD except medication and creams (and chiro therapy)... unless someone else has any other ides?

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[Lynneb]

Hi,

I don't know if it's the same thing as you, but I have back pain that comes on during the night, usually lower back, but I get pain in the upper back/neck area quite often.  Feels stiff, like I just need a really good massage or stretching it out.  That never helps though.  The part that got my attention though is about your arms.  I know my arms fall asleep most nights.  I think it's happening because the nerve in the elbow is getting compressed or something.  I'm wondering if it's dangerous to have my arms falling asleep so often.  I get arthritis pain in my fingers, but other than that I don't have problems with them.  All I need to do is move them and they wake back up. 

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Lynne

[dbab]

Thanks Lynne, Mine also wake up after a few minutes and they hurt real bad to move them mostly because I feel like they are so heavy. I have tried sleeping on my back to see if that may be it but I always end up rolling over to the side. I think what you say makes sense about the elbows being compressed or maybe even the shoulders.

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[prewitt]

i also have this stiffness and constant ache in my neck and shoulder blades the pain is now spreading down both arms the left mainly. i awake every morning with numbness that tingles in my arms and hands. I have been diagnosed with DDD of the cervical spine with spondylosis. I just had an mri to see if something is compressing a nerve. Has anyone had any luck getting disability for this. I have worked the past 12 years at a desk job on the computer all day and cant stand to sit for long periods of time because i physically feel like i need to hold my head up.

[Savvy63]

I'm right there with you prewitt. I had nerve conduction study just today as well as an IM cortisone shot. It's awful.
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