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@sanderson23 I'm sorry about your migraines, but you may want to consider what part your cervical disc disease may be playing in generating pain. Typicality, cervical spine issues cause muscles spasms that pull the spine out of normal alihgnmemnet. With lots of muscles attached to the vertebrae and connecting to the skull, that can generate pain when the muscles are stressed by a spasm that adds tension to them. You may want to see if physical therapy can help. If your spine degeneration is advanced, you may want to consider seeking a spine surgeon's opinion.

Injections don't fix problems, and just possibly mask dome symptoms. I don't have experience with ablations, but that may be a temporary solution or it may not give relief. You would need other opinions on that. I am a cervical spine surgery patient, and spine surgery calmed down the muscle spasms a lot. I can still have some spasms. but they are correctable with stretching. My surgery was a C5/C6 fusion which made my life better.

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Thank you, this is helpful!

I have done PT 9 times for my neck! By nine times, I mean with 9 different PTs over 9 different times, full courses over 12 years or so. I do find the exercises help, but only somewhat and I have to be very careful or they can make things worse.

What was wrong at your C5-6 level that you had a fusion for, if I may ask? My neuro has cautioned me against surgery.....