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Q: Back and neck pain and numbness

asked by: DoctorQuestion on March 1st, 2009

There was apparently no damage to my spine that was severe enough to show up but I have severe neck pain and mid back pain if I am not laying down after maybe 10 minutes. The numbness starts when I am up and usually walking or standing. I get tingling on usually left side and then numbness on left side and left side of face. Is the numbness from the injury? I also am having short term memory loss, confusion, and agitation. If there isn't anything showing up on my tests what could be wrong? I have had to drop out of school, stop working, and not do anything at all because of the problem. I am only 22 years old and I am afraid of hurting myself worse but I am going to push myself to work out again and I want to know if it will cause damage and if I can ask for another test. The pain is real, intense, and the numbness is being ignored by doctors.

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Sam Visnic

replied on March 8th, 2009

Back Pain Answer A6005

Your question involves the numbness and pain you are experiencing while standing on the left side of your head and face.
It is highly recommended that you visit a particular type of chiropractor who has specific training in upper cervical biomechanics. Due to the fact that you feel worse standing, this can indicate that your problem is from a structural issue. Keep in mind that X-rays and MRI's do now show the myriad of subluxation patterns that the upper cervical spine may have.
The chiropractic technique is called NUCCA.
www.nucca.org

Sam Visnic

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