cervical myelopathy c3-c7

	Asked by Unregistered (Male; 68; minor various things, nothing serious; Relevant drugs:aspirin, ) on Wed 12, Nov 2008 01:48pm :
	hello, my husband recently experienced paralysis from shoulder to elbow..(excellent health/weight) Mri suggests cervical myelopathy of c3-c7. he's 68 but has always enjoyed perfect health..very active..both of us. this procedure sounds horrible..very limited afterwards..pain,limited mobility long recovery. I know you are a doctor, but all this sounds worse than living with limited paralysis. pls give advise Thank you
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	Answer by Dr Bhupinder K, MD (doctor) on Thu 13, Nov 2008 05:53am: Hi, Well, this is question which has left the scientific community utterly confused. The choice between a conservative treatment of cervical myelopathy and surgical treatment. The conservative treatment / medical management consists of pharmacological therapy, bed rest, cervical traction, neck bracing and epidural injections and in the surgical treatment, there’re two options; laminectomy in which a portion of the vertebra is removed to give a wider space to spinal cord but the chances of complications with this surgery have been found to be slightly more compared to laminoplasty in which a repair of the cervical vertebra is done and complication rate is slightly less. However, in nutshell, in the long term there hasn’t been found to be much difference between the surgical and the medical management and hence I’ll suggest medical management only. I hope that helps. Please do keep me posted. Bet regards. Thank you for using our service.  If you are satisfied with the answer or if you want a detailed answer for your question, please make a donation and request for further clarifications.  Our doctors will provide an elaborate answer for your clarification.   Please make a donation by clicking the button below. You may donate using funds from your PayPal account or Credit Card. Please rate my answer (select the stars below, no need to log in.)
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