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Anyone who has had Cervical spinal compression surgery

Spine Health | Last Active: Aug 15 9:49pm | Replies (57)

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@cmzollinger

I had a posterior cervical fusion c3-t1 a year and a half ago and I am still having balance issues and cervicogenic dizziness. Has anyone experienced this?
My pain is gone but the imbalance is driving me crazy.
Christine

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@cmzollinger One cause of dizziness can be muscle spasms in the neck. This happened to me, and it was independently rotating my C1 & C2 vertebrae a little bit which caused dizziness. The vertebral artery runs trough the cervical vertebrae which is part of the blood supply to the brain. It gets stretched if the vertebrae are twisted. When my neck was like this, and I looked upward, it kinked the arteries a bit and started vertigo. Since my spine surgery fusion at C5/C6, it doesn't happen, but I can get some slight symptoms with headaches and I know to check the alignment. A physical therapist may be able to help if that is what happens to you.