Suggest treatment for neck pain and numbness due to disc desiccation
Patient: I had a MRI and have been in so much pain in my neck lower back also my right keeps going numb. the MRI said that i a degree of disc desiccattion,and cervical straightening of the cervical lordotic curve. please tell me more about this and how is it treated cause the pain is BAD. Doctor: Hello,  The reading of the MRI is rather nonspecific with respect to your symptoms and in simpler terms suggests that you may be suffering from normal articular degenerative changes that accompany the ageing process.    Cervical straightening of the cervical lordosis is often taken as a sign of muscle tightening or spasming that could account for some of the pain.    Your best approach to treating this problem would be to start with some form of cervical physical therapy and even AQUATHERAPY itself may be very helpful given the MRI findings.   Your doctor would best be able to counsel you on the use of acute pain management medications since they know your history and other medications you may already be taking.    Surgery to correct this problem does not seem to be a possibility given the MRI findings.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Take care  Regards, Dr Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist