MRI neck results is these arthritis?

[elizabeth30]

hello i am a 32 years old female i hurt my neck and shoulder 4 months ago lifting chairs and tables i am a waitress. i still have a lot of pain in neck and i cannot lift many things like carrying my groceries or carryig my laundry bag because it cause pressure and pain in my neck. these are my mri results:
     there is mild uncovertebral hypertrophy and disc bulge at the c4-5 and c5-6. minimal uncovertebral hypertrophy at c3-4 and c6-7. there is no focal disc protrusion seen. no central canal or neural foramen stenosis identified. No significant facet arthropaty demonstrated. there is no central canal or neural foramen stenosis seen.
        mild degenerative changes as described in the midcervical spine.
                
         mi wcb physioterapist is telling me that my mri results are normal and that i can go back to work. but i still have pain and stiffness in my neck, also numbness in my hands arms legs and feet.  could these be arthritis? is it safe to go back to my waitress job? help! thank u
      

[SassyLassie]

I have had two MRI's and they revealed bulging discs in my upper and mid back. These bulges can hit certain nerves and cause the numbness you are mentioning. I see a chiropractor, and he adjust these areas and also does procedures that help the bulging discs, when I go as I should, I do not have flare ups, however, if I am lax with my treatments, I get all kinds of feelings like buzzing in my neck, numbness in my hands and arm, etc. I also have Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. This is where the thoracic nerve is pinched and this causes lots of hand and arm pain as well as certain pains in the cervical area, you might have a mild case of that also.

[aldunn72023]

It could be arthritis but the only way to know for sure is to have a blood test done.  I would think that it would show up on the MRI if it was serious though.  The numbness sounds like you may have a pinched nerve.  I would ask the doctor to be referred to a neurologist to have a nerve conduction study done,  This can help to find where the numbness is coming from.  Either way you are still having symptoms and not feeling any better so maybe you should seek a second opinion.  It never hurts to get one,  I hope this helps.  Good luck.