Thanks Mark for beautifully summarising on the current state of treatment choices. My main concern at this point of time though is that are there good examples of people with C5-6 disease who have worsening motor weakness in the dominant arm and hand, who opted for conservative approach in the acute phase and actually did make good recovery?(like it is said that many disc herniations resolve/ improve without needing surgery.)
Of course I understand that my case is in the grayer zone since i have possible progression of my neurological symptom ie weakness of my right arm - I am not sure till what level of weakness should I wait hoping to recover before i really decide on getting it fixed surgically?
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