← Return to Dizziness and / or lightheaded 10 weeks after spinal fusion of c3-c7

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@rkoepke

Taken a while but, a couple things. First off iron was not the issue. In addition, I have seen a PT a couple of times, and he has helped some but not sure what he can do. He has said that he thinks he can fix me ( will see). That said, I want to ask you Jennifer how and what was the fix for reduced blood flow from your cervical arteries? How did they diagnose, and what was the cure? In addition I’m curious about the c-2 nerve that helps with balance if anyone knows? My PT keeps taking about that.

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@rkoepke It was just working with my physical therapist to resolve the vertigo. It was worse before I had my cervical fusion surgery because I was getting a lot of muscle spasms. My PT was doing myofascial release and also using a Dolphin Neurostimuator to interrupt pain signals. After surgery and my recovery, my neck spasms calmed down a lot. I can still get some slight rotation, but I realize it when I get a headache, and I do the stretching I need to get it realigned, and there has not been a vertigo episode since my surgery. If your vertebrae are getting twisted and stay that way, it's a problem. I didn't have a surgical fix for blood flow in vertebral arteries, it was just working on muscles to realign the spine properly.

I do know that some of propiception for balance comes from vision. I did some eye exercises following a diagram on the wall for this as part of my spine neck rehab. I think balance isn't just one nerve; it's a lot of nerves and muscle feedback and even hearing that is involved with balance.