Cervical spondylosis

Fultime

Ive been diagnosed with cervical spondylosis in constant neck and shoulder pain and fuzzy head, periods of vertigo headaches, tiredness, generally unwell. Told to do neck exercises heat and cold and paracetamol, I am doing all of that but nothing is helping. I'm 70 female and until this was pretty fit. I've been told seeing an osteopath would help me, has anyone tried this and did it help. Any advice on managing the pain and other symptoms would be gratefully received, I'm at my wits end. Thanks

MaryL44

Hello  @Fultime and welcome to the Community. We are a friendly and supportive group and I hope that will be your experience as well.

Our website is a mine of information so do look at it. You might be particularly interested in:

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/ankylosing-spondylitis/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/neck-pain/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/shoulder-pain/

Whilst these do not answer your questions specifically, they do provide some good background reading to point you in the right direction.

Also, our community members will have vast experience so keep checking back here for their responses.

Please keep posting now you are here and let us know how you are getting on.

Best wishes

Mary

frogmorton

Hi @Fultime nice to meet you .

Sorry to hear about your neck it's horrible isn't it? I have it and so does my husband although I think his is worse. Like you he feels dizzy and unsteady and has to work at heights!

I did a search for you of all threads on the subject

https://community.versusarthritis.org/search?domain=all_content&query=subtalar&scope=site&source=community

As far as osteopathy is concerned we have both been too scared to try it for our necks. Maybe someone else has though?

Best of luck and do let us know how you get on.

Toni x