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Old 10-12-2015, 11:56 AM
simeoni simeoni is offline
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Tom, my story is long. I started having symptoms around 2002. They were constant since 2004. got really bad in 2010 and I had surgery in 2011. My pre-op symptoms have included leg pain and stiffness, also lower back ache. But the most pronounced symptom was right scapular pain and ultimately shoulder problems. Nobody could explain how my lower body symptoms could be caused by my neck, but they were reduced by surgery. I still have some occasionally, but mainly my problems now are in neck-shoulder-scapula area. Also headaches.

I do not know how spinal irritability is diagnosed or what it specifically is, but it is a good word for what I feel. My shoulder rom is still limited after 5 years since frozen shoulder onset. Frozen shoulder usually resolves in max. 2 years, so I have been suggested it is maintained by cervical problems. I cannot really move it to extremes of rom without irritating the cervical area.

Tyere is no quaranteed truth out there. Although I am sure my problems are originating from cervical, it is always possible there are other contributors. My case is not the usual and it is difficult to diagnose. CT shows a big osteophyte in c7 root foramen and it is supported by many of my symptoms.
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- 35 year old guy
- Constant pain and tightness in the right scapula area since 2004
- Misdiagnosed for years
- 2010 cervical MRI -> c6/7 problem
- Developed frozen shoulder during "conservative treatment"
- 2011 prodisc-c nova c 6/7 by Dr. Bertagnoli
- Ongoing neck, scapular and shoulder issues
- Nerve root canal narrowing osteophytes behind adr. Considering revision.
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