Hi, Karina and Charlie!
My condolences to both of you on your injuries! Charlie, I am wondering how
your injury was sustained...tho' I think that a MVA sounds like a good guess.
Charlie, are you going to have surgery?
How is it you are both able to work at the computer? Doesn't looking down at
the keyboard and screen cause you two great pain?
Good luck to the both of you!!1
Sincerely,
Heather Murray-Miller
In a message dated 8/26/99 5:23:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
writes:
> Hi Karina
>
> I had neck x-rays, a CT scan, and a floroscopy (moving x-ray) which
> showed increased intervertebral space between (C4+5, and C5+6). In
addition
>
> my facet joints are displaced and my C4 and C5 vertebrae move anteriorly
> with
> flexion.
> To my understanding I have ripped my interspinous ligaments at least
> most
> of the way though and my post. longitudinal lig is also stretched. I have
> been in a hard collar for 5 weeks now for 24 hours a day.
>
> Ligaments do not recover well following tearing or stretching. If movement
> testing reveals displacement anteriorly with flexion after 5-6 weeks this
> instability will probably continue. I would probably rely on the
> recommendations of the surgeons. You were lucky not to dislocate in the
> accident, don't tease fate.
>
> Charlie Filippone PT OCS
>
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