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Authors: Mark Brown

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See page 32 for more about the diagnosis and treatment of spine infections.

Constriction of the spinal canal (spinal stenosis, see
Chapter 6
)

The following statements may mean that you have something pressing on the spinal cord in your neck or chest. If these symptoms pertain to you, seek help as soon as possible:

• When I look up or turn my head, I become unsteady and lose my balance.

Yes
No

• If I drop my chin to my chest I get tingling sensations in my arms and/or legs.

Yes
No

• I am losing my balance lately and I must hold onto something to walk.

Yes
No

• I trip and stumble lately.

Yes
No

• I have fallen one or more times because of my balance.

Yes
No

• My hands are not as coordinated as they were in the past.

Yes
No

• My handwriting is becoming illegible.

Yes
No

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