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What Causes Clincking In The Base Of Skull?
Question: I have a catching and clicking at he base of my skull when i do rotation or nodding movements, Its painful and has been going on for a few months, The CT report says Moderarte Degneration at the atlantoaxiel joint. could c-1 c-2 cause this catching and clicking upon neck movements ? There is also a clunking feeling at times
Brief Answer:
Physiotherapy.
Detailed Answer:
Welcome to health care magic.
1.Gone through your history and understood the problem. CT scan says degenerative changes But not mentioned about dislocation.
2.In this case it recommended to start with simple neck movement exercises and neck ( http://www.physio-pedia.com/Atlantoaxial_Osteoarthritis )
3.In Moderate cases - it is suggested to get physiotherapy and rest with positional care.
4. If you had any history of trauma - operative is treatment is recommended.
5. But in your case try to avoid operation as much as you can and try to manage conservatively. However finally if symptoms does not resolve - you may need to get a screw fixation / stabilization.
Good luck.
Hope i have answered your query,
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Physiotherapy.
Detailed Answer:
Welcome to health care magic.
1.Gone through your history and understood the problem. CT scan says degenerative changes But not mentioned about dislocation.
2.In this case it recommended to start with simple neck movement exercises and neck ( http://www.physio-pedia.com/Atlantoaxial_Osteoarthritis )
3.In Moderate cases - it is suggested to get physiotherapy and rest with positional care.
4. If you had any history of trauma - operative is treatment is recommended.
5. But in your case try to avoid operation as much as you can and try to manage conservatively. However finally if symptoms does not resolve - you may need to get a screw fixation / stabilization.
Good luck.
Hope i have answered your query,
any thing to ask ? do not hesitate to ask.
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ganesh/62888
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
could the occiput be involved with the catching and clicking on rotation and nodding at all, or more likley c1 c2, and yes it was a trauma that caused this issue thanks
Brief Answer:
It is possible.
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for adding the additional history and information.
Yes, there are possibilities of Occiput involvement - one has to make sure the joint is normal or if any dislocations are present.
In case of dislocations - a fixation procedure is required. Or else conservative procedure as I mentioned above will be good enough initially.
Good luck
Dr. Ganesh
It is possible.
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for adding the additional history and information.
Yes, there are possibilities of Occiput involvement - one has to make sure the joint is normal or if any dislocations are present.
In case of dislocations - a fixation procedure is required. Or else conservative procedure as I mentioned above will be good enough initially.
Good luck
Dr. Ganesh
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
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