I went to the ortho the others day for neck pain. I thought it was mostly a muscular issue, but my X-ray shot a possible degeneration in the disk between c5 and 6. He wanted me to get an MRI, but due to cost (1000 out of pocket bc we have not met our deductible) I have skipped that step. Instead, I chose to go straight to PT and get dry needling done and have had only limited results so far. I really don't want neck surgery. Has anyone else had this?
