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Is It Normal To Have To Have Shortness Of Breath After Cervical Spinal Stenosis?

I have cervical spinal stenosis and am frequently short of breath I m overweight however I ve never been this short of breath is this normal? I had an mri done that said my spinal canal at the cervical c3-c5 is 7 mm what should I do ? I also have lhermittes sign any suggestions? Seeing a neurosurgeon tomorrow am in terrible pain what can I do in the mean time? YYYY@YYYY Thank you
Wed, 12 Feb 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

The main breathing muscle, diaphragm, gets its nerve supply from C3, C4 and C5 nerve roots, and a problem with spinal cord or nerve roots in that region, may cause weakness of diaphragmatic muscles, leading to shortness of breath.

This can be confirmed by clinical examination and MRI scan of cervical spine.

Until you consult your neurosurgeon, you may prefer sitting position, and take supplemental oxygen through nasal prongs.

I hope my reply has helped you.

I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
     
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
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Is It Normal To Have To Have Shortness Of Breath After Cervical Spinal Stenosis?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. The main breathing muscle, diaphragm, gets its nerve supply from C3, C4 and C5 nerve roots, and a problem with spinal cord or nerve roots in that region, may cause weakness of diaphragmatic muscles, leading to shortness of breath. This can be confirmed by clinical examination and MRI scan of cervical spine. Until you consult your neurosurgeon, you may prefer sitting position, and take supplemental oxygen through nasal prongs. I hope my reply has helped you. I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/