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of the MRI scan procedure are often not performed If there is no improvement in symptoms despite these
immediately, so in many cases, such a neck disc cannot be treatments, the basic procedure in orthopedic surgery is
diagnosed immediately. In this case, there are symptoms to reduce inflammation caused by nerve compression by
such as numbness in the arms, but the MRI cannot be injecting steroids into the affected area.
taken, so the diagnosis is not apparent. However, since
people are the same and the symptoms are the same, we In this case, I focus on securing a space for the nerve to
know empirically that even if the symptoms of a neck pass by relieving the induration of the muscle pressing on
disk improve somewhat, most of them will definitely the nerve in a short time with Motion Style Acupuncture
recur later and suffer more. (MST), reducing the symptoms and at the same time
requesting chiropractic treatment. More fundamentally,
It cannot be concluded that all patients with numbness it is necessary to prescribe herbal medicines that reduce
in the arm have a cervical disc. However, as mentioned inflammation caused by compression and help the rapid
above, the symptoms persist for more than 4 weeks, and recovery of damaged spinal nerves to very effectively
the symptoms persist throughout the day rather than inhibit the recurrence of neck disc. No matter how well
only when doing a specific task. We recommend that you the symptoms are improved, in modern society, you can't
do an MRI first. For reference, MRI scans are not exposed live without playing golf and a smartphone or computer,
to radiation like X-rays, but are relatively harmless to the so these treatments are necessary.
body because they use large powerful magnets.
추, 관절 전문 병원에서 지난 12년간 진료를 계속하면서
If you are diagnosed with a cervical disc through MRI, 척이와 관련한 수많은 환자를 보아 왔다. 그 중에서도 상당
it is easy to think that surgery to remove the protruding 히 흔하게 보이는 것이 바로 팔 저림이다. 의외로 골프 연습을 심
disc is not enough for the general patients. However, the 하게 한 뒤에 이런 팔 저림이 오는 경우도 상당히 있다. 일반적으
neck is more difficult to operate than the waist, so it is 로 목에서 시작되는 저림이 어깨를 거쳐서 팔로 쭉 내려가는 찌
not easily recommended by orthopedic surgeons. Unlike 릿찌릿한 통증이 계속된다. 이 증상이 갑자기 시작되는 경우는
the waist, the neck has a very dense collection of nerves, 많지 않고 처음에는 강한 드라이버 샷이나 롱 아이언 샷 이후에
blood vessels, muscles, and ligaments, and if you do not 목이 좌우로 잘 돌아가지 않는 불편한 느낌으로 시작되다가 점
touch the cervical nerves that go down the entire body, a 차 날개 뼈 사이의 등쪽으로 내려가거나 겨드랑이 쪽으로 증상
major accident can occur. Since this cervical disc is not 이 퍼지기도 한다. 심한 경우에는 팔 옆이나 뒤쪽을 거쳐 팔꿈치
a malignant tumor that is directly related to life, there 까지 내려간다. 대부분의 환자들은 처음에 ‘담이 결렸다’고 생각
is no reason to perform surgery while taking general 하면서 대수롭지 않게 생각하다가 결국 증상이 악화된 뒤에 병
anesthesia while taking this risk. 원을 찾는다.

Therefore, in most cases, oriental acupuncture, western 한국에서는 한방병원 지하에 MRI 센터가 바로 있기에 이런 환자
chiropractic, and physical therapy are generally 들의 대부분이 당일에 바로 촬영을 한다. 내 경험상 이경우 80%
performed for a few weeks first, and even this alone, 이상의 환자들은 목 디스크 탈출 진단을 받는다. 목 뼈 사이에 있
more than 50% of patients show sufficient improvement. 는 디스크가 뒤나 옆쪽으로 밀려나와서 척추 신경을 눌러서 담

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