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abnormal emg and thoughts about genetic testing?
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Oct 10, 2025 | Replies (21)Comment receiving replies
@dlydailyhope
my symptoms started in january i was at work and i bent over to pick something off the ground and then a sharp pain shot across my back into my leg and then from there more symptoms started popping up and i’ve slowly have gotten worse over time. i have always been healthy and active i played volleyball in high school. never had anything wrong with me it all happened very random.
my cervical spine showed the lymph node and my neck is abnormally straight my thoracic spine shows kyphoscoliosis and my lumbar spine shows spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, and the herniated disc. no nerve compression
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@bprather
Are you really flexible/hypermobile? I am and was able to do splits and can today (I am 56) just bend over and touch the floor with the flat of my hand. No warm up needed.
Hypermobility can cause many issues with joints and cause instability and early degeneration. A rheumatologist can check for connective tissue issues.
@bprather
Keep in mind your MRI is taken in a static lying down position. It does not capture functional movement compression of spinal cord and nerve roots with certain positions. Spondylolisthesis means you have a vertebrae slipping over another and this could cause instability of spine and pressure on spinal cord and nerve roots. My L4 was slipping over my L5 and causing me many symptoms (had severe spinal stenosis at this level).
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@bprather
It seems many of your symptoms are tied to your spine, spinal cord, nerves,
alignment, compression, instability, and structure. This is why I wouldn’t go the genetic testing route at this point.