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Can Steroids Be Given For Asthma While Suffering From Cervical Radiculopathy?

Hi I have been diagnosed with cervical ridiculopathy and I have already had 1 stroid injection in my spine and am scheduled for 2 more injections. I did have some problems with my neck and arm prior to this and had MRI's that were fine except a bit of minor arteritis. Well I had four months of asthma problems and was taking steroids like 20mg a day on ond off for about 4 weeks along with much other medicine. the asthma has finally gotten better but I was wondering could the cervical ridiculopathy been caused by or worsened by the asthma because I woke up in the morning ant it felt like I was stabbed in the back and it has gone downhill fast since then including in the middle of the night I went to the hospital for the pain and they admitted me and found the problem so I was wondering was it just something that has been lingering in there or was it from the asthma
Mon, 29 Jun 2015
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Asthma has nothing to do with cervical radiculopathy. The nerve compressed at its root while exiting from spinal cord, by various reasons, pains much and causes radiculopathy.

Steroids are even used in the treatment of radiculopathy, though rarely.

To overcome this, pain management by verbral support and physiotherapy should be adopted. If surgery is indicated it should be the last resort ( no 100% guarantee of cure).

Some herbals may support both Asthma and neurological pain but switching should be done with determination to do long term treatment that may even be taken parallel to allopathy which doesn't counteract. Some reasonable gap is however, advised.

Some easy yogic exercises, deep breathing ( Pranayam) exercise costs nothing but immensely useful . Try it now. May seek help from any Ayurveda doctor on HCM or one near you.

Every pathy is for the benefit of mankind. If one doesn't suit, support from other should be taken unhesitantly.

Hope it helps you.
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Can Steroids Be Given For Asthma While Suffering From Cervical Radiculopathy?

Asthma has nothing to do with cervical radiculopathy. The nerve compressed at its root while exiting from spinal cord, by various reasons, pains much and causes radiculopathy. Steroids are even used in the treatment of radiculopathy, though rarely. To overcome this, pain management by verbral support and physiotherapy should be adopted. If surgery is indicated it should be the last resort ( no 100% guarantee of cure). Some herbals may support both Asthma and neurological pain but switching should be done with determination to do long term treatment that may even be taken parallel to allopathy which doesn t counteract. Some reasonable gap is however, advised. Some easy yogic exercises, deep breathing ( Pranayam) exercise costs nothing but immensely useful . Try it now. May seek help from any Ayurveda doctor on HCM or one near you. Every pathy is for the benefit of mankind. If one doesn t suit, support from other should be taken unhesitantly. Hope it helps you.