Post by lavenderthistle on Sept 5, 2017 21:36:38 GMT -5
Why is my ___ numb?
Different nerve roots control different things. Each of us is wired slightly differently. Two people can have a herniated disc pressing on nerve roots yet have totally dissimilar symptoms or no symptoms at all even in very advanced cases. All this is due to our uniquely wired bodies.
Bear in mind, that if stenosis is very serious and is compressing the spinal cord, the need for relief is urgent or damage may be catastrophic and irreversible. Learn all you can. Don’t let hearsay and other’s opinions dictate your path.
What does my stenosis affect?
Cervical Spine
C1 – Does not have a correlated dermatome.
C2 – scalp, temples and face.
C3 – throat and larynx
C4 – above the collarbones
C5 – the collarbones down to the top of the shoulder blades, outside front of the arms.
C6 – outside portion of the arms and the thumb side of the hands.
C7 – the central portion of the back of the arms, the middle portion of the hands and the index and middle fingers.
C8 – the inner portion of the back of the arms, the inner portion of the hand and the ring and pinky fingers.
Thoracic Spine
T1 – the chest across to the arm pits and down the center portion of the front of the arms.
T2/T3 – the chest down to the line of the nipples.
T4-T8 – the chest, diaphragm and abdomen down to a point above the navel.
T9 – the navel area.
T10/T11 – the abdomen down to the top of the pubic and hip bones.
T12 – the pubic bone and groin areas.
Lumbar Spine
L1 – the groin area and upper thigh.
L2 – the point of the hip do 1/3 of the distance down the thigh on the front side.
L3 – mid-thigh on the exterior of the leg and plunging to the inner portion of the knee joint and the inner calf.
L4 – the lower third of the thigh, crossing over to the front, middle of the knee joint, down the inner portion of the shin to the inner ankle joint and including the inner portion of the foot and big toe.
L5 – the back and exterior portion of the thigh, the outer portion of the knee joint, crossing over to the shin, down the center of the foot and taking in the middle portion of the ankle and foot, as well as the three middle toes.
Sacral Spine
S1 – the top of the buttocks, the middle portion of the back of the legs, the exterior portion of the ankle joints and the outside portion of the feet to the little toes.
S2 – the interior portion of the back of the thigh, the heels and the arches and balls of the feet.
S3 - S5 – included decreasing circles on the buttocks to the tip of the tailbone.
Different nerve roots control different things. Each of us is wired slightly differently. Two people can have a herniated disc pressing on nerve roots yet have totally dissimilar symptoms or no symptoms at all even in very advanced cases. All this is due to our uniquely wired bodies.
Bear in mind, that if stenosis is very serious and is compressing the spinal cord, the need for relief is urgent or damage may be catastrophic and irreversible. Learn all you can. Don’t let hearsay and other’s opinions dictate your path.
What does my stenosis affect?
Cervical Spine
C1 – Does not have a correlated dermatome.
C2 – scalp, temples and face.
C3 – throat and larynx
C4 – above the collarbones
C5 – the collarbones down to the top of the shoulder blades, outside front of the arms.
C6 – outside portion of the arms and the thumb side of the hands.
C7 – the central portion of the back of the arms, the middle portion of the hands and the index and middle fingers.
C8 – the inner portion of the back of the arms, the inner portion of the hand and the ring and pinky fingers.
Thoracic Spine
T1 – the chest across to the arm pits and down the center portion of the front of the arms.
T2/T3 – the chest down to the line of the nipples.
T4-T8 – the chest, diaphragm and abdomen down to a point above the navel.
T9 – the navel area.
T10/T11 – the abdomen down to the top of the pubic and hip bones.
T12 – the pubic bone and groin areas.
Lumbar Spine
L1 – the groin area and upper thigh.
L2 – the point of the hip do 1/3 of the distance down the thigh on the front side.
L3 – mid-thigh on the exterior of the leg and plunging to the inner portion of the knee joint and the inner calf.
L4 – the lower third of the thigh, crossing over to the front, middle of the knee joint, down the inner portion of the shin to the inner ankle joint and including the inner portion of the foot and big toe.
L5 – the back and exterior portion of the thigh, the outer portion of the knee joint, crossing over to the shin, down the center of the foot and taking in the middle portion of the ankle and foot, as well as the three middle toes.
Sacral Spine
S1 – the top of the buttocks, the middle portion of the back of the legs, the exterior portion of the ankle joints and the outside portion of the feet to the little toes.
S2 – the interior portion of the back of the thigh, the heels and the arches and balls of the feet.
S3 - S5 – included decreasing circles on the buttocks to the tip of the tailbone.