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A member asked:

Son is 24 with neck pain & tingling fingers. can a posterior osteophyte c4-5 without spinal or foraminal stenosis cause these symptoms?

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Osteophyte: Yes an osteophyte can cause pain and tingling fingers.

Dr Bonuel and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/8/2013

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Dr. Julia Sanchez answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Yes: Yes it could. Visit your doctor for a complete exam and possibly referral to a pain medicine specialist who could offer an epidural steroid injection for treatment of the pain along with neuropathic agents (nerve pain medications).

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/7/2016

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A member asked:

HI, I have cervical disc narrowing w 2mm disc osteophyte into spinal canal and and moderate foraminal stenosis, I have pain and numbness in right arm. but Both my EMG/NCS are normal. How can this be? can I have pain and numbness with normal EMG/ncs?

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Diagnosed: Cervical Dystonia, 2019. Recent MRI- C5/C6 w/ mild left hemicord flattening, left central disc protrusion w/ osteophytes w/ moderate left spinal canal stenosis. Spinal canal- 7.5 mm. 3yrs of progressive neck pain. Q: How severe is this?

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A member asked:

What does all this mean? C2-3 small disk osteophyte complex with ventral thecal sac deformity. C4-5 disk osteophyte complex with ventral cord flattening. C 5-6 Facet arthropathy and uncovertebral hypertrophy is severe right neural foraminal stenosis. Face

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A member asked:

Pain on left side of neck - near the top to the hairline. MRI shows 1. Foraminal stenosis based on endplate / uncovertebral osteophyte formation most severely on the left at C3-4 and on the right at C5-6. 2. Marked left-sided facet arthropathy C7?

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A member asked:

Bone spurs in my neck, a couple bulging discs and mild spinal stenosis in my lumbar. Could this cause a pinched nerve?

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