okay... I'll try. not a doc

the anatomy of the thoracic spine is well visualised... means the films are of good quality.

the alignment is normal... meaning it is not out of alignment. That's a good thing.

there is disc space narrowing ... discs are soft tissues, spongy shock-absorbers. narrowing is the beginning of problems. the space where this disc is, for whatever reason, is less room than it should be.

with disc degeneration... most the time means aging process going on.

and mild posterior bulging of T6/7 and T7/8 intervertebral discs... radiologist grade bulges as "mild" "moderate" or "severe"... bulging like a knot on a tire. better than herniations. Bulges can sometimes go back in. I had one do that. Mild is a good chance for that to happen.

which slightly distort the thecal sac but without any obvious nerve root encroachment... as best he can tell, the nerve roots are not being squeezed or hurt by less space for the disc.

the remainder of the thoracic spine shows no other specific abnormalities... read the IMPRESSION section of the report. it can tell you more like a diagnosis.

You can have degenerative changes going on and not have any problems until you have an EVENT that brings symptoms into "reality" - starts hurting.

Degenerative changes are considered arthritis changes, too. Defense argue this point all the time, but we are human not machines. We will age and wither away. doctors can't replace sponges or oil us like a car. degenerative changes don't happen over night or in a month but over time, and MILD would mean to me it's not a longstanding degenerative process of changes going on in you.

Pain is pain. If you're having problems after a fall, I say the fall caused you to have pain. Pain is compensable. I'm on your side.

Doctors and lawyers need to prove why you're having pain to establish liability. Don't get lost in the shuffle of that task.

Find good treatment and fight like hell.