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[Anonymous]

Doc,

Saturday I had a nasty wreck were I went OTB and literally landed on my head. I lost all feeling from the neck down, and was unable to move my arms or legs for about two minutes. Don't worry, I did go to the doctor and had X-rays done. I'm alittle sore, and my upper back is a little stiff, but the doc said I was ok. Now I do have some numbness and tingling in my hands and part of my lower arms. It was pretty bad on sat, but each day it gets progressively better. I'm taking Naproxen and am laying off bikes for a week. I'm going back to the doctor tomorrow, and A friend of mine who use to play football said it sounded like I got a "stinger". Is the numbness part of the injury, and should it eventually go away?


Thanks.

[The Bike Doc]

c0okie:

Good that you went to the doctor immediately. It is concerning that you are still having numbness and tingling. There is an injury that can occur to the spinal cord without X-ray evidence of fractures or dislocation, SCIWRA, Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormalities. Your symptoms suggest you may have a spinal cord contusion. An MRI of the spinal cord is in order to evaluate for this kind of an injury as it will not show up on plan X-rays. Talk to your doctor immediately.

Thanks,
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Paul K. Nolan, MD
AKA: The Bike Doc

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