You mention that your symptoms are arm related and do not mention neck pain. This is very good because degenerative disc disease causes both neck pain and arm symptoms. The fact you have no neck pain means this degenerative disc disease should give you no neck trouble other than some stiffness.
In regards to your arm symptoms, it would be unusual to have weakness associated with mild foraminal stenosis. Arm paresthesias (pins and needles) and “numbness” can occur but if foraminal stenosis is present, the symptoms should become more intense with bending the head backwards or to the side of the symptoms. If that is not the case, then have your physician look for something called “thoracic outlet syndrome” or a peripheral nerve entrapment.
Chiropractic for degenerative disc disease works well in general. For nerve irritability, it can work well as long as the nerve is not aggravated. Acupuncture can be effective for temporary relief but generally doesn’t yield long term relief of symptoms. Traction can be effective for significant nerve compression but for your neck will probably not be as effective. The eye twitching most likely was not directly related to the traction. If the numbness in your arm is related to compression of the nerve root or even irritability, an epidural can be effective also.
Without any cord compression, your leg symptoms are not related to your neck.
Dr. Corenman
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.