@anngunion Thanks for your reply. A good question to ask is about the mechanics of movement of your neck and how different positions affect it considering the osteophytes. In other words, what are the osteophytes pressing into? Does that change with different neck positions? Also consider that bending the neck will move your spinal cord inside the spinal canal, and is it running up against an obstacle such as osteophytes? There can also be issues with an enlarged ligament on the back of the spine that can add to compression issues. I agree that getting a surgical opinion would be a good idea. Do you have a good spine specialist that you can see?

I have cricopharyngeal bardysfunction, and also maybe surgery, mypho , I think. Feels like I'm choking all the time. And the muscle doesn't open properly when I swallow. I'll be glad when my appointment at KU comes up