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Does Drilling Away At A Bone To Help Release The Nerve Be Useful To Stop Muscle Spasms?

hi ive had a discectomy and fusion on c5 c6 c7 a few years ago, im getting lots of pain all the time. spasms are severve, i saw a neurosergeon recently and he said he would drill away at a bone to help release the nerve. will this stop my muscle spasms as well/
Sat, 19 Apr 2014
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Possibly nerve is impinged somewhere which your surgeon thinks is necessary to remove the encroachmentwhich he may confirm with MRI scan etc before intervening
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Does Drilling Away At A Bone To Help Release The Nerve Be Useful To Stop Muscle Spasms?

Possibly nerve is impinged somewhere which your surgeon thinks is necessary to remove the encroachmentwhich he may confirm with MRI scan etc before intervening