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What helps spinal stenosis besides surgery?
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Hello. May I ask if you have been checked for Hoshimotos ( not sure of spelling) it a thyroid issue.
As for your hands and arms try lifting them w pillows also sleeping w pillow between your shoulders on your sides . I have about 7 pillows in my bed to help to get into a position to sleep sometimes takes numerous positioning but it does help. Also try movements in arms and hands as much as you possible can before going to sleep. I also use a hot rub on areas it try to relieve pain. Sometimes even vicks the menthol scent helps due to scent making brain feel sensation of relief. Scent makes my sinuses open for better breathing which helps prolong sleep.
These are just things I use , I pray this helps.
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Thank you so much! I'm about at the end of my rope with this pain thing in my arms-all of a sudden I wake up and both my arms are throbbing and feels like theres no blood flow. Just pain. I have spent this last two weeks sitting on the couch rubbing my arms and crying. I currently have Gabapentin and two night Tylenol pm. But I also take metformin, Simvastatin, Glipizide and a magnesium supplement. But thats just at night time. I just read something yesterday that said the Cervical stenosis COULD cause this arm pain. Never occurred to me that it wasn't the Lumbar stenosis. Now maybe I can get some sleeping position with the pillows etc. to take some of the pressure off my neck and arm pain. Thank you for the pillow advice.