Cervical Spine Myelopathy - Everything You Need To Know - Dr. Nabil Ebraheim

[@ernestagoba]

Very explicitly described. For the first time, someone was able to make me know the gait that accompanies walking and pain in the lower back can be traced to the cervical region! Thank you for this.

[@SusanSmith-de4lm]

Also, sometimes they say leaning over a grocery basket can be a sign of spine issues. It relieves pressure from the spine to bend. Many different signs, some are emergencies like losing control of your bladder.

[@nigelutton3178]

Thank you so much Dr Ebraheim for producing these wonderful educational videos. I find them so easy to understand and useful. I hope they will make me a better osteopath.

[@evelynshannon4831]

i wish i had known. i wish the docs had looked at the neck when there were other problems. keep posting and thank you for the insight

[@shellyrae777]

This is the Best video I’ve found on this condition! Very informative, Thank you!!!

[@nabilebraheim]

Shelly Rae thank you

[@judystewart7975]

This is my doctor..he is AMAZING!!

[@shantishanti1949]

Thank you so much doctor for your video I now understand my MRI and I did not before. I am a patient and was given a copy of my MRI showing the spinal cord being impacted in 3 places by discs in the C spine and no CSF fluid visible at those sites. I now understand my numbness, pins and needles, clumsiness dropping things and falls and weird walking gate that people comment on... I also have a tremor in my hands - mostly left hand that people comment on too. Your video is the best I have watched... I hope you have kept well over the 9 years since posting this video.

[@nathaliegibson1032]

My goodness have you had any treatment yet since getting your results? Isn’t awful that some doctors just don’t care enough to explain (in layman’s terms) results and to correlate what the patient is experiencing?! I too found this video VERY helpful in explaining my XRays & MRI…and I’ve seen 5 doctors & 3 PT who haven’t explained it this well!!!

[@shantishanti1949]

@@nathaliegibson1032 I have found that Doctors egos get the better of them - they don’t think you will understand so don’t try - they also don’t respect each other and argue - this seems to be the norm in any science field. Re treatment not yet - it’s hard to get to see specialists over here. I see a neurologist in March they want to review my MRI but I believe they try to box you in. A sister with Parkinsonism is where I am sure the neurologist will head - it’s not Parkinsons it’s my neck and spinal chord. I hope you get help and answers yourself.

[@daynabee5521]

I was in a very bad car accident and my neck fractured and I couldn’t walk for months. I can walk but do not feel much in my right arm and legs and feet are very stiff and do not feel solid. I pray this surgery assists with healing.

[@1lasalas]

Thank you, everything described in this commentary is exactly what I am currently suffering, I am currently waiting for a surgery date. I had been fighting Kaiser for the past year and finally received a MRI which confirmed what was commented in this posting. It apparent that the doctors are told to brush off patients by using the arthritis card every time someone is in pain. I finally lost my shit and confronted them with an option of actually doing something, since I wasn't "Thriving" and receive the care I had been paying for all these years. Again, thank you.

[@shellyrae777]

Lawrence Salas Wow Lawrence, I’m sorry you’ve had to fight for basic medical care. I feel your pain. How are you doing now? This video was posted 3yrs ago, & was surprised by another recent comment besides myself. I have this condition at 4 levels in my Cervical Spinal cord and I wondered why my pinkie fingers always stick out. The 3mins spent with my Doc didn’t explain any of this, thank God for KZbin. I wish you peace on your journey back to health, never give up.

[@samthehikingman9484]

@@shellyrae777 Hi I read your post.... Ive had the mri scan.....and am waiting to see the specialist....but I'm panicking.....as Im getting worse all the time....and am scared to walk far...am I doing more damage by even moving......I hope we both recover well after surgery and we are seen quickly... All the best. :--)

[@daleshields1776]

How has everyone been since?

[@samthehikingman9484]

@@daleshields1776 Thankyou for asking ( caring ) I'm having surgery in 5 dàys... so I'm scared... but looking forward to an improvement of life quality... no more electric shocks at least... and maybe an improvement in my partial paralysis... All the best to you, Sam :-)

[@daleshields1776]

@@samthehikingman9484 No problem. I just had mine 10 days ago. It all happened so quickly and was deemed an emergency so I met for a consult and went under the day after.

[@vishalvideos23]

Very knowledgeable video... i m also a patient of Cervical Spondylitis Myelopathy with focal cord enhancement c4-5.. However, without surgery, i am very comfortable to do all such activities that are execuse to me.. I regularly do excercise, running and yoga... now after two years i am fine...

[@pawanlode6834]

sir apka no dijiye ..am also suffering from that pain..9552008749

[@sumit4890]

Call plz 9990289427, I m going to do surgery in a few days.

[@theresapatterson879]

You cured your myelopathy without surgery?

[@vishalvideos23]

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[@arunkumarc2245]

Hi sir

[@MS-sq6br]

Thank you for a clear explanation. I have just been diagnosed with this after a fall 3 years ago. Took a long time for the diagnosis. I was told it was my fibromyalgia, then tendonitis, then bursitis, carpal tunnel etc. Finally a pain clinic doctor referred me to a neurologist and he saw something unusual on the MRI and ordered a total body nuclear bone scan and there it was. I am to see a Neuro surgeon who has developed a surgical technique to treat this. It is too close to the brain for other treatments, steroid injections etc. So many of my symptoms are explained by this.

[@AstroCanbe11833]

Thank you so much for helping us medical students. You're videos are excellent and very informative. Thank you again and again and again!

[@zberg1256]

Thank you so much Dr. Nabil for this information. Beyond useful everything you described in this video are symptoms I'm experiencing. Really scared about going into surgery for this though :(

[@samthehikingman9484]

Me to....

[@ziongray918]

Dont be scared think positively how much better life will be when healled.

[@PeppyLuv]

Thanks for the informative video... 2 months post-Cervical spinal decompression and fusion at C3-4 & C4-5 surgery on December 25th.

[@fasuvvalappil8311]

Same case 7 years before take Surgery. Hospital from India coimbatore

[@rajmurugan6943]

@@fasuvvalappil8311 now you everything is good

[@sacredsounds4234]

How are you doing now?

[@bhupatbhaikarmur7038]

Sir chiari malformation with syrinx surgery success full help me

[@nabilebraheim]

thanks

[@audreybunyan1493]

I was diagnosed with this a few years ago. Unfortunately my neurologist told me that it was way too far gone for surgery and all that could be done is to try and help with my pain.

[@shalogan7187]

I don’t think that’s true. Please find another neurologist or orthopedic Dr quickly.

[@hemantmudgil726]

@@shalogan7187 it is actually

[@hemantmudgil726]

Mam dont waste your time anymore. start yog asap with professional guidance atleast 4hr+ a day

[@unedited2716]

Thank you so much for your time to show us keep up the great work on educational In Sight

[@michaelsoudry9380]

THANKS A LOT. VERY DIDACTIC AND SELF EXPLAINING.

[@jasonmarchione9981]

So cervical myelopathy can cause lower back pain and weak legs?

[@ldallas222]

thank you. this info has really been a great help.

[@dohc22h]

I can feel it in the back of my neck when I try and walk up stairs. I have lost about a Third of my mobility on the left side of my body. My Left Index Finger and Thumb are completely numb and my nerve going all the way up my left arm is swollen.. Very High effort to move. I have lost the "bounce" in my step and cannot run anymore. My balance and complete control of my Bladder have been Compromised.. I know exactly where it is in my neck... i can feel the "electric shock" coming from that point in my neck every time I try and walk at a faster pace or like going up stairs, etc. The VA diagnosed me with a Cervical Spine Myelopathy and I'm just checking out what the Internet says about it. I have an appt. with the Neurosurgeon next month to discuss my options. Thank you for this Video.

[@nocomment3866]

Do you have an update with this. It's depressing going through this at this point of my life

[@shamakuma1967]

Atrophy of muscles are part of LMN signs due to paralysis.In myelopathy it's usually paralysis of movement rather than actual muscle palsy.Its not a denervation palsy.

[@funty3000]

omg you described my injury exactly with low back pain and bad gait, ffs if onnly a doctor seen this 7 years ago!

[@marinamathew6921]

I had two of my cervical discs C3/4 & C4/5 caged in by a neuro surgeon. No screws were used. No more pains or numbness in my right arm and fingers.

[@JJbro-rt5zu]

So you're healed

[@laurentiu244]

Very good explanation . Thank you

[@saifullahkhan217]

V. Good info in detail! Thank you🙏💕

[@MAGApepe]

thanks,,, have you heard of the use of famotidine for opll treatment ?

[@boneman682]

Very nice video! Thanks for your great work!

[@sifor3540]

Excellent anamnesis!!!!

[@treasurespastnpresen]

I wish my pain was absent. My hands and feet loss of fine motor control. Lightening strikes of pain. Etc.

[@funkdaddy5641]

What an informative video thank you

[@MrUmar62750]

Thank You For This Wonderful Video Sir

[@brucerazor5202]

Thank you, I’m having a four level cervical fusion in five days. Symptoms, both arms getting weaker, pain down left arm, unstable when walking and going down stairs C-2 too c-6 fusion

[@22-abqariyahyakheen59]

How are you now?

[@precisionmovement]

Succinct, accurate and a great resource for clinicians and patients. I wonder if you have thought of having a parallel document to highlight the Sp, Se & PPV of the various clinical tests? I wonder if you have any references for gait disturbance PPV? It's the earliest sign in my opinion but I am struggling to find any published data.

[@happybag1happybag139]

+Owen Moore I run a cervical myelopathy support group if you are seeking further info

[@joedonahue30]

Great video, thank you!

[@vernonjones3613]

Very informative doctor really informative

[@VMBoop]

Hello & thank you for all of your videos from El Paso Tx

[@pakistanzindabad2763]

Very good work

[@imadtalahma9341]

thank very much dr Nabil for yours videos dr imad talahma - neurosurgeon

[@mayasantanna260]

👏👏👏good video bravo 👏

[@MissSusan1]

I had terrible problems, I’m hoping that a neurosurgeon can help me, I’m waiting to see what they say.

[@ahmadabras2846]

Excuse me Dr. Nabil I want to ask you about the difference between myelopathy and myelomalacia ..?

[@snooooopycomehome]

Very informative video.

[@janetbrown6409]

Good information

[@nibraham]

Excellent Video.

[@gilbertparidaens5067]

Rug

[@noamanali9023]

oh how much it is fascinating and excellent

[@SusanSmith-de4lm]

Good video. I had surgery for this. I would have not known my spine was so jacked up except for the MRIs they told the story. I wouldn't have had MRIs had I not had hand pain which other tests showed negative results. Blood tests, carpal tunnel tests. I did have the Hoffman's test by the neurosurgeon which was positive, why it's not done earlier I don't understand, so easy flicking the finger for a positive sign.

[@eramasnimohdzain4367]

How you doing now..after surgery,it is better

[@SusanSmith-de4lm]

@@eramasnimohdzain4367 I'm doing well, thank you for asking. Still have some hand pain off and on, but getting better. but not as bad as before surgery, almost normal. Also had waves of odd sensations (no pain, but strange) had throughout the day, a few seconds to about a minute, doc never heard of that. After surgery that totally resolved. So I'm happy with the results. No spring chicken here, but thinking of going back to the gym (not too intense) to lose some weight and tone.

[@eramasnimohdzain4367]

@@SusanSmith-de4lm thanks for warm answered.. my doc suggest for acdf.. But I'm scared because it's involved spinal cord. I'm 45 y/o. A midwife. How long the recovery

[@SusanSmith-de4lm]

@@eramasnimohdzain4367 Everybody is different, best answer about how long recovery will be is from your doctor. I was very scared too before my surgery. I tried to keep busy not to think about it and prepare for afterward. Most people with this surgery should not bend, twist, or lift things (weight restrictions) again different from doctor to doctor. I was fused, three levels, but whatever surgery you have you should take it easy so your body can heal. So you may want to think about how to deal with that. They like you to walk to prevent blood clots. I had three months of restrictions. Not everyone wears a neck brace, but I did for three months. I still went out, adjusted for restrictions. The first week I had pain in my shoulder, hard to walk then. I could eat, talk, zero pain where incision was in front right after surgery. Stayed in hospital just one day, I felt good, but that was the drugs given to me. Hope your surgery goes as well and your recovery is quick.

[@eramasnimohdzain4367]

@@SusanSmith-de4lm thanks a lot for your experience..i hope you're doing well..i will continue my follow up then..thank you..

[@caroltrimble2738]

Thank you very much

[@surajsha197]

Can cirvical spondylosis effects bowel movements? ... constipation can occur due to cirvical spondylosis?

[@lysetterivera9614]

Thank you!!!

[@michaelcoumans1251]

Thanks for the information, i hope mine is that simple, all the syptoms in the first video,alredy have and i,m 2 1/2 inches shorter. all i can do is drag this meat cane around can, t take a bumpy car ride anymore.Hope others have good fortune in their future.

[@Jijicookingchannel]

Thank you

[@beingjoggi972]

Hello doctor. My. Center nerve system is cut so is will be normal ya not

[@pawanthapa7404]

Help me my problem is Hirayama disease How to improve it

[@libanjamal6212]

Bless you!

[@bhupatbhaikarmur7038]

Sir chiari malformation with syrinx surgery success full help me

[@jayasrivastava3232]

Thanku so much sir

[@AsadAli-xp4yi]

can we run normally in boon spourse

[@baffledbybullshit805]

Bummer. I got my diagnosis today.

[@deepaksharma-yf6qy]

Hello sir my father is suffering with the same problem cervical spine cord . Who will operate this? Neuro surgeon Or Ortho surgeon?

[@Manojkumar-po1gc]

neuro surgeon.

[@mayankjaiswal355]

I need 2 know about scoliosis....

[@JohnGordonWilliams]

Taking forever to start. Giving up

[@venkatkorri7587]

Physiyotheripy treatment for cervical spine

[@hichamouazzine101]

Salam doctur nabil and thank you so much... I have a pain in my left shoulder left arm and hand and left hip and leg and i have pain in right side of my neck and a litel bit in my right half of face and head.... I did mri for the brain without contrast it show evry thing normal ...i dont know whats wrong with me ....thank you

[@shamakuma1967]

Hicham Ouazzine There could be an aberrant anatomical variant anterior inferiority cerebellar artery, aneurysm near the CerebelloPontine angle.

[@shamakuma1967]

Magnetic Resonance Angiography may help detect such lesions.

[@abrahamcristofares1104]

To dr Nabil

[@syeduddin1984]

Excellent you answered every aspect Miya fil miya

[@manavsankhla5964]

Hi..Dr. Same problem with my father he is suffering from 5 year neck and back pain.. plz.. Contact us .For a little health

[@pulenpark1991]

잘보고갑니다 감사합니다

[@963ag]

I was just diagnosed with this... The orthopedist says it is pretty severe, but I still want to avoid surgery- I am 57. What can I do?

[@hemantmudgil726]

yog

[@JJbro-rt5zu]

@@hemantmudgil726yoga helps how? Does it fix?

[@fasuvvalappil8311]

Same patient me

[@hahafafa9827]

الحمد لله رب العالمين؛ I am happy

[@michelledonnanwhodoesntkno5771]

Why on earth did they let it go that far? ? >:-(

[@daleshields1776]

I know this comment is 5 months late, but to be honest, mine happened at the gym from a herniated disc. From perfectly healthy to all of the symptoms above was 3 and half weeks. Doctors were baffled at what I could possibly have.

[@vavillavinaykumarreddy3839]

Good

[@angeloforester2631]

No Crow's Beek

[@dumuyadavyadav6004]

Sir Hindi me batay

[@jimhetland1423]

You have no idea. This suuuucks

[@freeirishmexicanamericangi9199]

70 to 80 % failure

[@dougrasmussen4787]

Not at all my symptoms. I've had myelopathy for almost a decade. I'm slow, walk with a cane (barely) and have trouble standing up straight. I was misdiagnosed, misprescribed and generally teased with apathy. There is no help with myelopathy. At least I don't have pain but my life stopped when I turned 36. I'm 45 now. There is no one to help and this video was a waste of time.

[@michelledonnanwhodoesntkno5771]

Doug Rasmussen is there nothing that can be done for you?? Why aren't hospitals held accountable? ??

[@nabilebraheim]

thanks

[@skibitom]

Very nice video! Thanks for your great work!