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Spinal Arthritis Diagnosis
Oftentimes, a spinal arthritis diagnosis comes many months or even years after the disease first began, and this is because sometimes in its earliest stages, it does not cause symptoms. In fact, some people living with spinal arthritis are unaware they even have the condition; it is only when the afflicted person begins to feel the effects of it that they go to the doctor to receive professional help.
Some of the symptoms that may drive someone to seek a spinal arthritis diagnosis include:
- Stiffness
- Limited range of motion
- Muscle weakness
- A crunching feeling of vertebral bones rubbing against one another
- Pain
- Tingling/pins and needles
- Numbness
- Muscle spasms
Spinal Arthritis Diagnosis and Related Conditions
An arthritis of the spine diagnosis may reveal one or more of many related conditions, including:
- Bone spur
- Pinched nerve
- Sciatica
- Degenerative disc disease
- Bulging disc
- Herniated disc
- More
After a Spinal Arthritis Diagnosis
If you've been diagnosed with spinal arthritis, the next step is usually conservative treatment of your symptoms. Your doctor may recommend one or more of the following as an initial treatment to alleviate your pain and other symptoms:
- Rest
- Pain medications
- Anti–inflammatory medicines
- Heat/cold therapy
- Epidural steroid injections
- More
For more information on your options following a spinal arthritis diagnosis, including endoscopic spinal surgery, contact Laser Spine Institute. We offer a complimentary review of your MRI or CT scan to determine whether or not you’re a candidate for one of our minimally invasive procedures, and we'll also be happy to have one of our doctors discuss all your treatment options with you.