What happened to the numbness in the limbs?

  Patient: Injured his spine in early November when a switchboard hit his head. He was hospitalized for two weeks and felt fine. At first, I felt a medium electric shock when I raised my head. Recently, I felt numbness in both hands when I raised and lowered my head.  Zhang Pu, Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital: The medical history provided is a bit simpler, but it can still be seen that there is a history of trauma to the cervical spine, and now there are neurological symptoms in both hands, consider that the cervical spine is caused by trauma, the neural localization signs are clear, and X-ray examination and MRI examination of the cervical spine should be conducted, welcome to our hospital.  Patient: Dr. Zhang: Are the consequences serious?  Zhang Pu, Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital: Cervical MRI examination can clarify whether there are abnormal signals within the intervertebral discs, ligaments and spinal cord, and can provide a detailed analysis of the condition.  In addition, you currently have nerve damage manifestations (numbness in both hands, and related to neck activities), indicating that there is local damage, it is still recommended to make treatment choices after examination, and if there is nerve compression, then surgery is still required. For now you can wear a neck brace for protection to avoid re-injury or aggravation.