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  • JJSS
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    Thanks again

    It is hard as I can’t move without hearing or feeling something. There are so many different “noises”. If this affected me 1 or 2x a day,fine, but it never leaves me. The hard cracks are horrible! I just wish it would go away!

    I don’t understand why all this had to start and is very distressing.

    One thing I would like to know for sure:
    is it a ligament I feel moves sort of in and out by the disc? I hear crunching. This is about at C5-C6

    if you get periodic tingling in your legs and have spondy L3-L4 is that any cause for concern?

    I will say it again. It is really wonderful for you to take time from your schedule to help those in pain and so desperate. I have read many postings and feel their pain.

    I have dealt with: back, neck, and knees in severe pain. PT has always helped. Sure wish any of this would just stabilize but I know time and aging does not make anything better.

    I do have a few sessions of PT on order. Guess strengthening is mostly needed..not more stretching!

    I plan on this being my last posting— so thanks again.

    Donald Corenman, MD, DC
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    It is easy to get sensitized to this noise and then become obsessed with it. Again, no pain, no issues to be worried about.

    The occasional numbness in your legs and a “spondy” at L3-4 could be associated. I cannot tell you the strength of association based upon the information I have.

    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.
    JJSS
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    Wow I did not expect a reply so soon.
    I just wanted to add a comment and here you had already replied.

    I have noticed my hands are falling asleep much more now-when I sleep however I do have carpal tunnel and ulnar nerve issues so don’t know if neck related. My whole hand is asleep when I wake. It Affects both hands.

    My rt shoulder cracks really loud too now-never before. I get spasms next to my shoulder when lying down-a constant twitch-in the fleshy part where the shoulder attaches to the chest.
    Can spasms in that area be neck related?

    I don’t get numbness in my legs yet thank goodness only tingling on and off. It seems that became more widespread after the flexion-distraction treatment.

    I have been trying since last Sept. to get used to all this but it is not easy.

    Sorry for the additional post. I just figured I might as well ask since 2x last night my hands were asleep and the twitching has been constant for several months now.

    Donald Corenman, MD, DC
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    Hands “falling asleep” while sleeping is typically due to compression of the ulnar or median nerves (cubital or carpel tunnel syndrome-see website) Cracking shoulder sounds are typically caused by rotator cuff syndromes or by instability of the shoulder joint.

    Spasms in the anterior shoulder muscles can be related to the neck or the shoulder.

    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.
    JJSS
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    I had asked about ulnar nerve pinching initially but removed that as going to go ahead and see a dr. about this.

    Could that activator with stretching misaligned the neck so now tendons/ligaments catch or rub differently or even the vertebrae joints fit differently?

    What happens to ligaments that crack/snap multiple times a day?

    Can facet arthritis develop in a matter of months?

    My MRI only showed facet arthritis at C6-C7.

    The cracking can be heard by my husband. Yesterday I cracked at least 4 x. loud and hard. Rolling in bed causes crunches and lighter cracks.

    I felt it all the way up my skull this am.

    I don’t know how my neck is now such a crunchy mess with something moving out of place in the low discs and these horrific cracks.
    Sorry to ask again. I keep asking myself “Why this all had to start?”

    Donald Corenman, MD, DC
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    Facet arthritis can occur in a matter of months but that situation is normally associated with trauma. Degeneration of the facets typically occurs over a long period of time but the symptoms won’t be present until the final small action that causes symptoms.

    It may seem that this small action is the cause of the arthritis but a long period of asymptomatic degeneration is necessary before onset of symptoms.

    Again, non painful cracking of the joints generally should be ignored.

    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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