Hello,

It looks like many of you have the same issues I'm facing based on the findings from my Cervical Spine MRI. If anyone could put these findings in layman's terms, I would greatly appreciate it:

FINDINGS: An MRI Cervical Spine without contrast showed findings of cervical straightening, multi-level disc desiccation, mild endplate degeneration with mild disc bulges.

Minimal upper thoracic disc bulging with stenosis, mild right uncovertebral joint hypertrophy with mild right neural foraminal narrowing at C2-C3.

Minimal generalized disc bulging and moderate right and mild left neural foraminal narrowing due to uncovertebral joint hypertrophy at C3-C4.

Mild generalized disc bulging effacing the ventral thecal sac, moderate left and mild right neural foraminal stenosis due to uncovertebral joint hypertrophy at C4-C5.

Mild generalized disc osteophyte complex effacing the ventral thecal sac, at C5-C6.

Mild generalized disc bulging with small right paracentral component effacing ventral thecal sac, moderate bilateral neural foraminal stenosis , a simple perineural cyst along the exiting left C7 nerve root in left neural foramen at C6-C7.

Minimal disc disease without central canal stenois and small perineural cyst along exiting left C8 nerve root at C7-T1.

IMPRESSION:

1. Multilevel mild disc bulges without significant focal disc herniation or significant central canal compromise. Minimal C6-C7 central canal narrowing.

2. Moderate bilateral C5-C6, moderate to severe left C4-C5 neural foraminal stenosis due to uncovertebral joint hypertrophy. Additional mild to moderate neural formation narrowing.

3. Benign left C6-C7, C7-T1 and bilateral T1-T2, neural cysts.

Your input on a plan of action to help relieve my pain, tingling and numbness would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks so much.