Nucleus Propulsus as a pain generator
I know you weren't addressing me, but I wanted to weigh in regarding your disc with the annular tear. This would indicate to me that the nucleus propulsus is leaking, and this could be your pain generator. The NP secretes a substance that is highly irritating to nerve tissue, and can be a huge pain generator. Even if you don't have obvious compression on MRI, you can still have massive pain from this source.
GC
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52 year old female, retired Fire Captain
Whiplash injury in early 20's, years of wearing
leather fire helmets, run down by a car 2008
Herniated Discs C5-6, C6-7
Thoracic outlet syndrome, cervical radiculopathy,
cervical myelopathy
Had 2 level ADR with Mobi-C at UC Davis Medical Center on 9/14/16.
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