Lhermittes sign

[peekay]

Hi guys, posted previoulsy about some neck/back problems culminating in an electric shock type sensation and tingling down arms/legs & fingers/toes whenever I tilted my head forward. This seemed to come on 2-3 months after I took a fall, knocking myself unconscious. I have had an MRI scan on my neck that shows no damage to bones/discs so problem remains a mystery. It was suggested by my consultant that it may be something called L'hermittes sign, and that as there is no damage shown in my neck there is no treatment for it. L'hermittes is also a marker of Multiple Sclerosis but this has been ruled out by consultant. He has simply told me to wait 4-8 weeks to see if symptons subside/dissappear. Not sure what to do really - do not feel like anything has been achieved/resolved nad still very much in the dark.

Do you think this is good advice?

Is there anything alse I could do?

Anybody heard of, have any information on or suffered from L'hermittes sign?

Here is a link describing condition.

http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=show&pageid=755


Any help greatly appreciated.

[jdr]

i read your note. it happens to me now all the time when i lean forward. the doctor told me 2 months ago that i have ms. they say this is a side effect
luck me

jon
ft lauderdale, fl, usa

[Osteo]

Peekay, The fact that the neurological symptoms that you are experiencing are only brought on through flexion of the next could point to meningeal tethering. The meninges is a three part layer that protects the brain, spinal cord and some large nerves that exit the spinal cord. If the meninges becomes tethered, possibly as a result of trauma in your instance, then any movement that stretches the outer menigeal layer (dura) could invariable produce your symptoms. A standard SLR test (straight leg raise test) may give a positive result (pain other than that through hamstring stretching) and also the Kernigs test may give a positive. You could probably get a friend to do either of the above for you, diagrams of both can be found on the internet), otherwise I would recommend seeing a back care specialist such as an Osteopath or Chiropractor.

[joekamweldon]

Hi, My name is Kammie. Have you ever tried a chiropractor. Not just any chiropractor, one that uses an activator. With the activator they do not twist, jerk your bones.

I have had some of the same symptoms and have had incredible relief with a chiropractor and some one that works on soft tissue therapy. Give it a try....you have nothing to loose. Kammie