I have a bulging disk between C5 and C6. Anyone get numbness or tingling in your arm??

Question

Has anyone taken the medication Mobic? I am in physical therapy now, but i feel like it isnt helping. I think i should see a chiropractor. I sit at a desk all day and i feel like that is hurting me more!! Any opinions??

Answer 1

I had lots of tingling and mild numbness in my fingers in the beginning. After having an epidural injection this went away. I just started PT and it does seem to be helping. I also see a Chiropractor.

Answer 2

I was taking Mobic but I didn't like the way it made me feel, (tightness in my chest area, elevated heart rate) so I stopped taking it. It was prescribed for inflammation.  

Answer 3

I don't know how long you have been going to therapy but give it a chance.  There are techniques that can specifically help you in controlling the bulging disc.  Remember that a bulge is a weakened disc wall that if nothing is done to stop its progression can herniate.  Posture is everything and since you sit at a desk all day here are a few things to do.  One use a chair that is on wheels, is adjustable in height, swivels, has arms, a high back, and a lumbar support.  Your feet should be flat on the floor with the knees slightly higher than the hips.  You should sit all the way back into the chair.  The keyboard should be slightly elevated and the arms should not be extended away from the body.  As for the neck try lying on a rolling pin while on the floor.  You can also use the rolling pin as a massage piece by slowly rolling it back and forth on the neck.  Try this while standing.  Extend the arm fully from the shoulder and place the hand on the wall.  Slowly turn your body until there is a slight stretch in the arm.  Your hand should be facing away from your head.  This will stretch the nerves in the arm that go back to the neck.  It should give you some relief.  If this does help ask your therapist to start doing neurotensioning maneuvers.  Use ice on the back of the neck for fifteen to twenty minute every hour or at least as often as you can.

Answer 4

sounds like it could be cervical ridiculopathy. does the tingling in your arm radiate down and does your middle finger experience pain or discomfort? mobic either works or doesn't. that's the way it goes with most of the nsaids and other anti-inflamatory medications. skelaxin or soma are more musculoskelatal medications that can offer more relief than the mobic but for pain you must get out of pain to be able to work on the pain issues. once you've lessened the pain and what you feel to be more hurting, the pain must be kept under control while different options are sought. get a 2nd opinion with a non-surgery happy doctor who specializes in spines. you can give it a shot with a chiropractor, maybe they can align your spine and pop out some air that could make you feel better. a good massage would work wonders! good luck.

Answer 5

What is the scope of your physical therapy?  If you are not doing so already, I would see someone who is certified in mechanical diagnosis and therapy.  I would do this before seeing a chiropractor because the PT who is certified in MDT will also show you how to correct it yourself should it ever return again. Go to http://www.mckenziemdt.org

...and I'd wait before doing a nerve stretch...you don't yet know if it falls under the classification of an adherent nerve root (which needs to be stretched) or a lesion that is still changable in which case stretching the nerve has the potential to progress the problem. If your problem is less than 12 weeks old, it's most likely not an adherent nerve root.

Answer 6

If you get a really good chiropractor, it can be a blessing... if you get a bad one, a curse.

Yesterday I was tremendously blessed to have my first appointment with the best chiropractor I've ever met.  He refused to touch me until he took x-rays.  He did, and reviewed them and I had my second appointment today.  For the first half hour, we went over my x-rays and he explained that I did not have the proper curve in my neck... it is straight instead of slightly curved, so my shoulder muscles  are picking up the slack and carrying the weight of my head; but shoulder muscles weren't meant to do this.  I also have one hip slightly lower than the other... sooo... he's recommended his adjustments and that I go buy orthodics for my high heel shoes that I wear 8 hours a day at the office.  My second half hour visit consisted of little electrodes placed onto the muscles in my shoulders for ten minutes and these little things automatically flexed and pulsed my muscles.  Then the technician came and rubbed some Biofreeze on my back and then gave me a ten minute massage... then finally the Chiropractor came in to adjust me.  Instead of the usual "snap" adjustments I've had with other chiropractors, this one put his finger on the appropriate digit on my spine and pressed quite hard while also applying the appropriate force where my other chiro's pressed, but because his fingers were on the digit, the crack was far more precise.  I am sitting here jonesing for my next appointment.  He had a chart similar to this in his office... it tells you which digits correspond to which nerve and the syptoms caused if the digit is in the wrong position.  this link is not my Chiro, it is just a website that I found that has a similar chart.  http://www.drharvey.com/fspine.html