Question
I have one neck protrusion and three that are swollen. I am trying physcial theraphy first for a couple of weeks. If it's not better they want to do series of injection. Do these injection work or should I just stick to theraphy.  

Answer
Sharon:

Here are the instructions for the neck exercise

One of the most common problems with necks is that the neck bones come apart.  The little piece of slick bone on one vertebrae (a neck bone) is not sitting down on the little slick piece of bone on the next vertebrae.
There is a home exercise you can do that will correct it. And it is this.
Standing or laying on your back, keep your face stright forward. Do not tilt the chin down or up. If you are lying on your back, move the face toward the ceiling is such a way that if it touched the ceiling, your face would be flat on the ceiling. If you are standing, move it straight forward in such a way that your forehead and chin would touch the wall in front of you at the same time. It has to go straight forward.
Holding that position, move your chin in a figure eight pattern. Imagine the wall is a piece of paper. You have a pencil sticking straight out from your chin. Use the tip of the pencil to write a "8" laying on its side.

When done correctly, the neck will then make a crunching noise at the base of the skull. This is good. It will help your neck. It might not take the crunching sound out right away, but it will ensure that no damage is done and in fact will correct the problem if one persists in using it.
Does this answer you question?
If not, go to www.sorsi.com, www.icak.com and www.soto-usa.com and look for a good chiropractor near you. They cn go over the exercise with you. It if from Dr. DeJarnette's writing.
Dr. Rozeboom

Sharon:

Thanks for writing!

The whole spinal cord has to be under a lot of stress and pressure to have this much going on in the neck.

Also, your diet could be a factor, sounds like you may not be getting the proper nutrition to keep the cartilage system strong. Check for some Glucosamine sulfate or sulfur supplements. Knox Gelatin would also help, along with some trace minerals.

If it were my neck, I would try a good chiropractor. Check www.sorsi.com, www.icak.com and www.soto-usa.com to find one near you. The chiropractors listed on these websites are especially trained to handle situations like this with pain or danger.

The injections are usually cortisone. Too much of that will weaken the bones. And the results, if any, are temporary.

There is also an exercise you can use which would help the whole spine. I can send you a copy if you write again and ask me. It is on my other computer, so I cannot send it from here.

The book by Dr. Batmanghelidj, "How to deal with Back Pain--" is also very good. Get a copy of that and follow the directions.

Does this answer your question?

Dr. Rozeboom