i just recently stumbled onto this site tonight after being given the lab report for an MRI that was performed on my back at the end of February of this year and I am trying to better understand what the results mean and what might happen as a result, any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Indication: Low back pain with radiculopathy

Findings: There is no fracture or destructive process identified in the visualized bones. There is a Schmorl's node involving the superior aspect of L1 with reactive signal change in the adjacent bone marrow. There is no bone marrow edema. The distal cord and concus have a normal appearance.

There is a mild disc bulging at T11-T12 and T-12-L1.

The L1-L2, L2-L3 and L3-L4 disc levels are within normal limits

There is mild disc desiccation of the disc at L4-L5.

The L5-S1 disc level is within normal limits.

Impression: Mild multilevel spondylosis. No disc protrustion, spinal stenosis or nerve root impingement is present.