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Neck and limb pain
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I had whiplash five years ago. All 4 of my limbs six weeks later were in pain. I resolved most of the neck pain with heat ultrasound and physical therapy. I used a home traction kit and all limbs started vibrating for hours and pain went mostly away. First in my arms and then minutes later in my legs. Each day I did this, it followed the same pattern. Since then I tried different seizure and anti-depressants to get rid of mild twitching and spasms. Imipramine had worked until recently pain returned to left arm. I tried home traction several times and this time it got worse. Yesterday I tried Tylenol Extra Strength and did get relief. None of this makes sense to me or any prior doctors. Is there a possibility that nerve inflation in neck could affect other nerves for arms and legs in body? I had asked that question in the past and was told that I would have had to just about have my neck severed for that to happen.

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July 20 11:30 AM (11 minutes and 35 seconds later)
         
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July 20 1:31 PM (2 hours and 1 minute and 4 seconds later)
         
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You really should be seen by a neurologist or neurosurgeon - it is possible to have your symptoms in a condition called cervical myelopathy, where, for some reason (car accident, in your case) the cervical spine becomes degenerated and pressure starts to build on your spinal cord.

A MRI of the cervical spine will be able to see the nerves and spinal cord, and would be the best test in this case.

If you've already had a cervical spine MRI which was clean, then you should be seen by a neurologist for workup of other neurologic diseases.
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July 20 2:34 PM (1 hour and 2 minutes and 41 seconds later)
         
I finalized my case several years ago with an attorney. I have in the last two years seen a neurosurgeon who had an MRI done, an orthopedic
surgeon who took an x-ray, and most recently a neurologist, who did another MRI and found nothing. I did hear that there was some nerve compression, but not significant enough to cause any problem.
I do have a bone spur on the right side of my neck which in the past was remedied with the neurosurgeon with home traction.
Thank you for the information.
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