xray cervical spine no fracture seen alignment is anatomic no prevertebral soft tissue swelling detected very minimal loss of disc height is seen at the c4/5 level the remaining intervening cervical disc spaces appear preserved the visualised neural exit foramina outline normally rudimentary cervical ribs are noted bilaterally the lung apices appear clear this is my result after an exray due to numbness pins and needles in my left hand could u please explain briefly what it is exactly as im looking for another opinion from outside my gp doctors in australia thankyou
Hi This X-Ray report will be passed off as normal in your case since the symptoms(pins and needles in hand) do not match the report(decrease in disc height at C 4-5). In my opinion you could be having 1.cervical nerve root pressure(which will be evident in MRI) 2. Carpal Tunnel syn Chat Doctor.  I suggest that you start painkillers, muscle relaxant and gabapentin and get the above-mentioned tests one by one.