Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)

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Treatment for cervical radiculopathy

53yrs female diabetic, hypertensive. All general blood parameters found within range after routine check up. Diagnosed with cervical radiculopathy at C6C7 pain radiating from neck to shoulder then to bicep region. Visited multiple neurologist and performed NCV, Xray , MRI like tests many times. But every time every neurologist suggest pregabalin/Gabapentin and some pain killers. Please suggest some treatment for it , preferably non surgical. Patient is suffering since a long time but no doctor is able to provide relief.

Nerve weakness

I got a uti 6-7 before during treatment my sugar level where high don't know why after that I have many problem urinary bladder problems nerve weakness and many more i consult my urologist but it don't cure could it be a nerve problem

Unable To Find Out Diagnosis

Hie, I Am unable to find out my exact health problem have consult many doctors, My all full body health checkup blood reports are normal but but I don't feel normal at all, I have accidity issue sometimes I feel shortness of breath head tightness specially if I go out I started feeling off balance or Tight head and neck and fear of dizziness. Sometimes for 1 to 2 min I get fast heartbeat shortness of breath and sweating in hand this all is happening since last 4 months. Also Bloating and Something weard noce in my ears during sleep especially when there is no sound around me. Are this Symptoms related to gut or nervous system.

Restrictive movements

I had a accident, fall from motorcycle at around 30-40 km/ hr on 24 th May 2026 Had some cuts at knee and feeling of chest muscles tightness/heaviness Couldn’t walk for 2 weeks out of home Then Visited a orthopaedic He gave a medicine etodolac + thiocolchicoside Initial few days were good, but one day suddenly had a panic attack like wanting to throw kicks and hands in the air etc Stopped tooking those medication Now the pain in the muscles and knee has all gone , No problem in walking, etc Clear X rays of chest and knee But mind feels restrictive or hesitant while going out Like the actions I used to perform before bed rest feels very heavy or sluggish on the mind etc.

Spinal problem

Osteophytes and mild disc dessication. Perineural cysts in proximal sacral spinal canal at the level of $2 vertebra. Mild facet joint arthropathy at l5-$1 level. Subtle posterocentral disc protrusion at L4-L5 and L5-$1 levels causing mild anterior thecal sac indentation however there is no obvious impingement of nerve roots. AP spinal canal (thecal sac) diameter: L1-L2- 13.4mm L2-L3-11.8mm L3-L4 -11.5mm L4-L5-10.5mm L5-S1-10mm Spondylotic degenerative changes in form of loss of cervical lordosis, multilevel small marginal endplate osteophytes and disc dessication. Posterior disc osteophytic complexes from C3-C4 to C6-C7 levels causing mild anterior thecal sac indentation and mild narrowing of spinal canal. Few small perineural cysts are seen in bilateral neural foramina at multiple levels. At C4-C5 & C5-C6 levels, there is mild narrowing of right neural foramen with possible mild impingement of exiting nerve root.

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