Joined: 16 Nov 2004 Posts: 1 Location: longwood florida
Ddd In Neck And Upper Back Pain Posted: 11-16-04 18:24pm
I have had severe boughts with upper and
middle back pain for years and during this
last episode which worsened over a months
time to the point of near intolerance I
had x-rays taken of my neck and upper
back. As the nurse practitioner
suspected it was discs 5 & 6 in my
neck that are showing slight degeneration,
no problems showed in my back x-rays.
Everything i've read so far about ddd
suggest that pain will be felt in the
lower back and that an mri is needed for
evaluation. Is this diagnosis accurate?
I am told that it's only a slight
degeneration and that with medicine to
improve my joints, muscle relaxers at
night and an anti-inflamatory I should be
pain free soon and also help keep this
problem from increasing. (i am 45 by the
way, not overweight, active, healthy, no
other medical problems)
