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What Could Cause Crumbling Spine?
i was told a year ago i have crumbling spine, i had loads of phisio and aqupuncher. It was really painful and i cant say it really worked. For the last week the pain in my neck, right arm is really bad, i am taking pain killers but don t no if helping. i don t know how to get rid of the pain. Im 52 Lin
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
hi,
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
As you are 51 and having cervical spine issue which is leading to radiating pain across the upper limbs I feel you should take one MRI scan and a dexa scan. Apparanlty due to less mineralization of the bony regions this kind of scrambling spine occurs and needs a vitamin and calcium supplement. As you said PT and chiro didn't work well, it could be a muscle fibre malfunctioning which needs a protein supplements for the muscle to grow and have good fibers.
Since the muscle supports the skeletal system I will advice you to regain the muscle fibers which are a protein tissue and needs a supplement followed by exercises.
In my clinical practice we check all the possible factors taking to muscle and bone , take measures according to the same and provide a good input for the medical attention and physical therapy later stages. It just needs a in-depth understanding of the pronlems and things can be fine sooner.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
As you are 51 and having cervical spine issue which is leading to radiating pain across the upper limbs I feel you should take one MRI scan and a dexa scan. Apparanlty due to less mineralization of the bony regions this kind of scrambling spine occurs and needs a vitamin and calcium supplement. As you said PT and chiro didn't work well, it could be a muscle fibre malfunctioning which needs a protein supplements for the muscle to grow and have good fibers.
Since the muscle supports the skeletal system I will advice you to regain the muscle fibers which are a protein tissue and needs a supplement followed by exercises.
In my clinical practice we check all the possible factors taking to muscle and bone , take measures according to the same and provide a good input for the medical attention and physical therapy later stages. It just needs a in-depth understanding of the pronlems and things can be fine sooner.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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