Reversal of normal cervical lordosis c4 and c5 be connected with costochondritis?

Hi ladies - I also have trace reversal of cerv. lordosis and disc protusion C5-C6 with a annular tear. My arms and hands get burning/tingling about 90% of my day. I also got the weird pain by my heart, which then my doc sent me for a full Cardiologist exam which my heart is fine. I did have MRI also on lower back waiting for results, but xray said L3.4.5 s1 degenerative disc diseasr and facet joint hypertrophy in L4 L5 which from what I read is swollen joints....geez so tired of dealing with this. Getting cortisone shot in neck tomorrow. Good Luck and Keep in touch.

Hi,, sorry to hear your story . Were both the same pain experience but i think your is worse. I can advised you to see the spinal doctor plus neurologist and ask MRI brain and cervical. Avoid lifting heavy thing, do regular exercises as prescribed by physical therapist or doctor. I hope somehow i help you.

My name is Dr. Evan Katz. I am in Boulder Colorado and specialize in treating reversal of the cervical lordosis. I have published some studies on this topic and have presented here in the USA as well as the University of Lund in Sweden and in Bristol discussing what this means and the research to explain this. The loss of curve when left untreated will lead to further pain, degeneration, and even potential irritation of the nervous system(1-6). However, one treatment technique has been published MANY times to be effective in correcting this pathology.

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i too suffer the same problems as u, i see pain doctor, neurologist, and now chiropractor. putting all the information together i gather it is our over active muscles. in the neck and right or both shoulders. i had botox after 3 yrs of migranes 15 or more a month with sumavel and nubain and zanaflex and topomax and meds to help with migranes. im glad to say that botox helped relieve about half the pain. for about 4 to 6 months. currently i am trying to get my insurance to cover botox again. i am seeing a chiropractor/message therapist and i was told, strectches to do. ice not heat! if i feel pain like stabbing pain. if ur inflamed then ice will help. heat u can do but it will come back if inflamation does not go down. so i need to relax my muscles and retrain them. mine started at 18. and i was highly active. i complained to soo many doctors and they all assumed it was the arthritis and degenerative disc diesease. but i would recommend u ask what to do to relax and retrain your muscles. i read that if this condition gets worse with curvature then it will speed up my digenerative disc disease.

I suffer from the same issues you are all talking about, reverse curve with c5 and c6 degeneration. I was engaged to a Chiropractor and learned a lot from that relationship. When you have a reverse curve in your neck, the weight of your skull is too heavy for your neck to support which causes constant muscle spasms in your neck and shoulders. You also have muscles in your head between your scalp and your skull (temporalis and occipitalis)- who knew? Ok, maybe you did, but I had no idea. These muscles are prone to spasm as well. The sternocleidomastoid in your neck? Yep, that too! All of these spasms lead to almost daily headaches - I feel your pain! Literally! Be careful not to mistake these headaches (sometimes throbbing) for migraines. I get migraines as well and they are very different, although similar in severity. Massage therapy, physical therapy and cranial sacral therapy work wonders - as does a non-drowsy muscle relaxer called Skelaxin. Also, rolling a towel and relaxing with it under your neck or hanging your head backwards over the side of a bed simulates the proper neck curvature and provides a tremendous amount of relief. My ex was very leery about adjusting my neck with the reverse curve and degeneration. It was very tricky, and sometimes adjustments caused more pain than relief. Ultrasound stimulation and adjustments (with an activator only - no cracking) were helpful. As for the chest pain, I get that as well - always on the left and near my heart. It's usually because a rib (or two)has slipped slightly out of place and causes irritation in the chest wall. A chiropractor can also fix this with an activator. It's painless and provides so much relief. I'm not here to preach one form of treatment over another, just to share what has worked in providing relief for me. Massages, stretching and Skelaxin. Hope this helps!