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Hey thanks for the replies. I guess you are right about not trying to kill 2 birds with 1 stone. When they were scanning for my C-spine, all they saw was a mass on my neck which initially scared the shit out of everyone, I had the royal treatment from the NHS - next day appointment with a cancer specialist. I had never been that scared in my life. I remember the 1st question they asked me before anything else was "If you become seriously ill, is there anyone who can look after you?" It was horrible...
Anyway, mine is actual damage to some of the discs and I might have mentioned on here a little while ago, the prognosis is that one day I won't be able to move my right arm, I hope they are wrong.
Have done many rounds of NHS physio to a point where they think I am taking a piss, go see private ones whenever I can afford, otherwise just keep doing the exercises I have been given in the past.
I have also had 2 round of epidural injection and just finished a 10 weeks acupuncture treatments that have helped a little.
I politely declined treatment offer from St Thomas' because theirs is a psychological treatment to help peopel accept pain is part of thier lives... I quite literally ran a mile...
Hope your back is in a betrer shape than mine.
(How's the chomebook doing? Still going strong? :-))
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ExTra, have a chat with the refering GP/Dr about the MRI scan. If its the artery they want to see then you probably won't get too good a picture of the neck and the disks. But I am not a radiographer.
Yes, the pain seems to come and go for me as well. The text books etc say that the bulge should go after 3 -6 months and the pain with it. Or at least it should for most people.
The thing to do is not to then irritate the disc and the nerve . Unfortunately, both cycling and using a lap top can do this .
Cycling, you want to be more upright, with your centre of gravity further back. Aim for stronger neck and mid back ( ie under the shoulder blade ) muscles. So it's not just the core (what ever that is ) you need to strengthen. Loosen your shoulders and keep mobile.
I always use a lap top stand and where possible a large screen and separate keyboard.
Sitting down all day is not good- my pain goes when I am on holiday and am not sitting @ screen all day .
Hope this helps - has the NHS Physio come through yet. Mine finally did and it was worth it.