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Originally Posted by Aminovich87
Hi everybody, this is my first post 
I have done an MRI for my cervical and lumbar spine because i have a pain in my neck , shoulders and weakness in my arms , hands , fingers and occasional weakness and pain in my lower back for a long time.
For cervical spine :
In C5-6 there is a minimal disc bulg with anterior thecal sac impingement. there no foraminal impingement.
For lumbar spine :
In L5-S1 There is reduction in disc signal intensity. There is a left paracentral/ left foraminal herniation .The degree of left foraminal impingement is stable. the degree of impingement upon the left S1 nerve root is also stable.
- There is straightening of the lumbar lordosis indicative of muscle spasm.
Can you please help me understand the results and how serious is those results !,
Thank you |
Well it isn't overly wordy.. but I bolded some terms you can search & read about so you will have more knowledge at next appt.
The lumbar S1 is having some impingement. That would affect lower body.
For the neck/ hand/arm etc , could there be any other reason for the pain?
repetitive motion injury/previous whiplash or sport injury?
desk work/computer/phone? forward head/ forward shoulders postures?
If any of the above might fit - explore this link for more info -
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread84.html