Through MRIs they determined the disc was bulging and not slipped, so they put me on steroids and anti-inflamatories. I went to a doctor of osteopathy who performed a quick adjustment, just like in the movies and tv...he held my arm behind me and braced my shoulder and twisted my neck. There was a small popping sound and the pain was gone...but for only 20 minutes.

Then they did a steroid injection in my neck and said two or three may be necessary. The first did nothing. A few weeks later the second seemed to help. I began experiencing short pain-free periods which grew by the week. And the build-up of pain was slower.

By the way, when I say pain...it was all in my left arm, from the bicep down to my middle finger-tip. My neck itself didn't hurt. WHen the original DO tapped the side of my neck, it felt as if he was tapping my fore-arm.

Had my condition not shown improvement, the next steps would have been a third steroid injection, followed by surgury if necessary.

Just as with your case, I was unable to walk, stand or think, but I had to go to work, as it was a small business, and my friend, the owner was dying of cancer and I had to run things. Lots of pain, lots of depression and no bike riding. I really don't know how I got through it, other than having a strong, capable, smart and beautiful wife.