Sue

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Deb,No the link did not come through.What are the risks with impingement? I

really am grateful for your help.

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[PainInTheNeck- Back] Re: Deb again

Hi Sue,

Your T 10 herniation is quite far from your neck fusion. However, if your

posture is being effected by pain at T10 that will effect the way you hold your

neck. I know that if my posture is bad the old neck pain comes back with a

vengence and I have to renue my efforts at maintaining good posture -- chest

out, shoulders down and back, shoulder blades down, pinched together and against

my ribs (not winged). This shoulder posture alignes the neck (especially for

those with straight necks-no lorditic curve) and back properly. But I'm guessing

with a herniated disc in the middle of your back, this posture won't be quite

comfortable.

With a herniated disc at that level you may be hunching over just because it's

more comfortable because it opens up the facet joints in the back where the

herniation is bulging against nerve roots.

Rochelle

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> I replied to your post from earlier yesterday.I don't think it went through.So

I apologize if this is some of the same stuff.

> You had asked if I,d had an emg,yes,years ago.Don,t remember the outcome just

my muscles going crazy,during. Do I need another as far as supportind disability

claim? You also mentioned surgery.I have been told I need surgery to repair the

herniated thoracic disc.I had hoped to avoid that if I could.I hear it,s

awful.Will they expect me to try surgery before I will be considered for

disability?

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> With a little luck and alot of prayers,my hope is to hang in there in the work

world as long as I can.But if the past 6 months are any indicator,I just don't

know.I,am trying to gather all the info I can,so that when the time comes I will

at least know where to start.

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> I still have alot of pain in my neckmwhere I had the fusion.This may be a

weird question,but could the herniation at T10 have any thing to do with it?

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