Reply #3: that would be fantastic - thank you [View All]

[faithnotgreed]

i will get detailed just in case that helps and since you know what youre talking about
hope its not too much

my mom is early 70s and 10 yrs ago started feeling tingling/ache in both arms to fingers
it has increased and been esp worse the past 5 or so yrs
both main symptoms are constant no matter what she does but she has noticed that if she lies down or stands it is not as bad as if she sits a lot

she had laminectomy 3 yrs ago which did nothing to help her
she has spinal stenosis and some degeneration in some discs but the issues are located throughout both arms with the worst of the ache in her arms and on up to her elbow

she saw one neurologist about a yr past her surgery and he said there was nothing he could do
i think that is a terrible response esp since she has only had one surgery - which she now regrets having - and only seeing him once
she did not have full nerve testing done but doesnt want to do that because it would hurt too much

i got her to see an osteopath about 6 months ago and the one thing he has done well is have her go to physical therapy

she noticed the deep massage helped a bit and most recently she asked to have some neck traction
she noticed immediately after this first time that her neck had a bit more mobility and also her arms didnt ache as much as she expected (she does some volunteer work 1x a week and lifts clothes or canned goods)

so she is grateful to have any hope for this traction
my thought is if there was someone who really knew what they were doing they could advise the physical therapy ((my mom had to suggest the neck traction - the pt mistakenly thought she had a neck fusion and so didnt suggest this mode)
she goes to pt 2x a week

thank you for any advice
she would like to go to someone in raleigh area if possible
the neurosurgeon was dr garner and subsequent neurologist was dr hull

thank you so much - again sorry for so many details
jude