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Car acident 18m ago i have headaches and pain in my neck i had 20 sessions of physio mri showed minor posterior protusion c6-c7 is this cause of pain ?

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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered

Specializes in Nuclear Medicine

Can be: Sometimes, after thorough evaluation by specialists, treatment with numerous medications, physical therapy, massage and acupuncture, a small percentage of patients just don’t seem to get better.In these cases the cervical spine should be more closely examined. Headache caused by cervical spine is named cervicogenic headache (cha), seen in 3% of population, 20% of headaches in pain clinics.

Answered 10/3/2013

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Challenging: Not so sure that the disc protrusion is responsible for your symptoms, unless it truly is compressing nerve root. Would certainly have an evaluation for a problem within the proximal brachial plexus, which could have been injured by shoulder strap. The term "thoracic outlet syndrome" refers to a possible problem which may be somewhat difficult to diagnose. Find an experienced physiatrist.

Answered 12/10/2019

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