[foxylady]

#27567

Can you tell me please, what is the cause of when I lean forward I nearly faint? I hear a crack about top of chest level, base of neck, if say I am sat at computer and lean to look at the screen I nearly faint, I have to sit back straight upright quickly to stop from fainting, then I go all hot and flushed and I’m ok after a minute or two.
Is that C5/6/7? trapping Vertebral arteries?

MRI states:
C5/6 level osteophytic disc changes with mild degenerative narrowing of both the lateral recesses and mild degenerative narrowing of both C5 neural exit foramen.

C6/7 level there are osteophytic disc changes with moderate degenerate narrowing of both the C6 neural exit foramen.

Thank you.

[Donald Corenman, MD, DC]

#27599

Vertebral artery compression would be highly unusual as a cause of dizziness with leaning forward. I would look to the vestibular mechanism (semi-circular canals) for causation.

Dr. Corenman

PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
 
Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.

[foxylady]

#27601

Thank you, but that wouldn’t make me nearly faint would it? Surely it has to be something trapping blood flow somewhere?
I do have an injury to a shoulder for example if I put my hand on my hip and move shoulder back and forth it makes a really loud grating noise that even others can hear, it’s that loud. Could something be trapped bottom of shoulder blade area, near spine, causing this?

I get flushed, I get a cooling menthol type feeling on neck up into face, and down in central chest too, with tingling, sometimes fizzing up right side of neck and feel drained. Sometimes I will be dripping with sweat. I just want to know what it is so Drs can cure me.

[foxylady]

#27603

Also, when physiotherapist told me to do neck exercises they nearly made me faint too. They told me to do the pull my chin in exercise as I have forward head position, but I can’t do it as I nearly pass out.

[foxylady]

#27604

I have suffered with all this for 23 years, and now I’m at the stage where I cannot put up with it any more, so I’m trying to figure out what it is as my Dr has no idea. If No-one can cure me I am contemplating suicide as I can’t take it any more. I have no life, I cant do normal things, like hoovering, cleaning, cos if I lean forward this happens…this near-faint thing

[Donald Corenman, MD, DC]

#27613

First, the shoulder will not cause fainting episodes (except for the subclavian steal syndrome which is so rare I am unsure about even putting this syndrome here). If you have had this symptom for so may years, you could consider getting a CT angiogram of the vertebral arteries with your head in different positions while in the scanner. That is, your head normally aligned and in the position of the dizziness. If you have a vertebral blood flow problem, there should be a “Cut-off” sign in the position of symptoms where the normal white dye column is disrupted (cut-off) which would identify if you have this disorder. See Bow-hunters syndrome on this website and look for that video.

Dr. Corenman

PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
 
Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.

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