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To: jpmac who wrote (27078)	6/2/1999 12:37:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 71178

Yeah, disks in the neck are cervical. Cervical spine is from the base of the skull at about the level of the bottom of your ears down to the "bump" that's about even with your shoulders. The lower cervical nerves innervate the arms and hands. (The two upper thoracic nerves also innervate a portion of the inner arm from armpit to wrist.)

To: jpmac who wrote (27078)	6/2/1999 10:43:00 PM
From: JF Quinnelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

Yep. I'll bet you a gallon of Ripple that it's the disk between C-6 and C-7 that has a tear. There's three main trunk nerves there that run down your arm. Do you have any pain or tingling under your left shoulder blade? A clamping sensation going down your arm? This condition can be repaired, but if you can no longer use your hand you have let it get pretty bad. Your muscles will atrophy if you don't get that disk material off of the nerve. You better get it taken care of before you do some permanent damage to that nerve. I have a tear in this disk and twice I've had real problems. The first time I had constant pain for weeks and weeks. I walked around cradling my left hand with my right. I couldn't stand having my left arm move around. There was no way to sit or lie down or stand that relieved the pain. Fortunately it responded to traction and ultrasound and similar treatment. It takes a couple of months of therapy three times a week from a physical therapist. If it had failed to respond they would operate to cut the disk material away from the nerve. You definitely want a neurosurgeon if you must have that done. My suggestion is that you go find yourself a doctor who knows sports medicine. They may want an MRI. It won't get better on its own.