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Query: Hello doctor,I had discomfort in my lower back and took medications for two months. Now I have pain there occasionally I also have numbness in my right side after standing or walking for two to three minutes. Could you kindly advise me on what I should do? Is surgery necessary, or will it resolve on... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. What work do you do? How much physical activity do you have in your daily routine? Kindly answer these questions Thank you. Read Full »
Why do I have hand numbness after so many years of accident?
Query: Hello doctor, My brother met with an accident 20 years ago. Now, he has some numbness in his hands. We have attached the reports of the scan recently. Kindly suggest treatment. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have carefully reviewed the uploaded MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) report (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It indicates cervical spinal cord compression in the cervical region. This compression is responsible for his hand numbness. For this reaso... Read Full »
Please interpret my MRI reports for the spine and shoulder.
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 27-year-old female with pain in the spine and left shoulder blade. I am attaching my MRI report. Could you please interpret it? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) images (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity) are of the thoracic spine. There are Schmorls nodes in the end plates of the lower thoracic vertebral levels, which are a kind of degenerative change and are mild in yo... Read Full »
Can spinal cord injury cause numbness and tingling in legs?
Query: Hello doctor, A friend of mine was 81 years old and fell over a brick in his garden. He did not fall from a height, but he hit his head. His neck, arms, and cervical spine got injured. He was lying on the ground for one to one and a half hours before anyone could find him. He tried to get up, but he... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The symptoms suggest spinal cord injury, which may or may not be associated with a neck fracture. Cervical myelopathy is a less severe form of spinal cord injury, but in pre-existing myelopathy, a fall can worsen the symptoms and cause paraplegia or quadriplegia. It is... Read Full »
How to manage L1 compression fracture?
Query: Hi doctor, I have done a CABP1 test and CT abdomen pelvis with contrast for periumbilical pain. Multiple axial CT images of the abdomen and pelvis with IV was done. The contrast was obtained, followed by 2D coronal reformats. And the contrast dose is 3.33 fl oz Omnipaque 350. All CT scans at this fa... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for the query. I can understand your concern. According to your statement, you have recently done a CT (computed tomography) abdomen with pelvis with Contrast, which has revealed an L1 (lumbar spine) compression fracture, and your blood test revealed nothing sign... Read Full »
Does my spine MRI point towards sciatica?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 38 years old male with height 5.7 feet and weight 143.3 pounds facing a problem of pain in left leg, weakness, and numbness, tingling in feet and stiffness in thighs along with pain in calf muscles. I am facing a difficulty in walking. I have done an MRI of the spine. Please provi... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have mentioned a pain in the left leg along with weakness, tingling, and numbness. First of all, can you tell me the duration of your symptoms? Is there any associated back pain as well? If your leg pain more or your back pain? How much distance can you walk on a... Read Full »
My doctor recommended losing weight to manage my L4 to L5 disc compression. What do you suggest?
Query: Hi doctor, I have had pain in my lower back for two months, and I finally went to a hospital. The doctor ordered a CT for me, and it turns out I have L4 to L5 central and left paracentral disc bulge compressing the thecal sac and the left nerve root. The doctor said it was not serious enough to ha... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, your doctor is right. I suggest you to avoid lifting heavy weights, avoid arching your back, instead bend your knees to pick up something from the floor, avoid sitting for long hours, avoid two-wheeler rides, improve your posture while sitting, try to get up from y... Read Full »
What could be the reason for tingling sensation on neck and back?
Query: Hello doctor, About a week ago, I started to notice a fuzzy tingling sensation going down my neck and back when I look down at the floor. If I continue to stretch my head forward and back, I no longer get the sensation down my back and neck, but this sensation will come back after I have not looked... Read Full »
Dr. Pandey Saurabh Hridaynarayan
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your query will be addressed properly and you will be provided with best of the treatment, I assure you that. Now Coming to your condition, your BMI (26.2) comes in preobese category which could be one of the cause of tingling sensation because weight puts more... Read Full »
Spinal compression fracture has not healed. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, 8 months back, had a spinal compression fracture of the T12 vertebrae caused by a large fall into water. Currently it is ‘stable’ meaning I can walk and move. No gross deformity, I have motor and sensory function within normal limit. I have aggravated pain when I bend forward... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen your CT scan and X-rays (attachment removed to protect patient identity), it has been sometime now since you got the injury, and I would not expect any more soft tissue or bony healing now, Suggesting non-invasive treatment now would only comprise of DAILY p... Read Full »