What does this mean!!

C5-c6 there is mild disfuse disc bulge with a small focal superimposed central disc protrusion. Causing mildcompression at the ventral aspect of the spinal cord. The c6-c7 mild disc bulge small broad base superimposedright central disc protrusion. Causing mild compression of vental aspect of spinalcord. There is no significant neural foraminal comprmise. Neural foramina are patent throughout the cervical spine.

The spongy disc between your fifth and sixth cervical vertabrae (which is made of a jelly like substance and acts as a shock absorber) has become pinched and is not only bulging inward towards your spinal canal but has also apparently sustained a small rupture (that's the protrusion listed)--some of the contents of the disc have spilled backward towards the spinal cord. (Ventral is the front and dorsal the back.) If there were frank compression of the cord itself I imagine it would have been noted.

You also have a similar bulge in the disc between your sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae, a little more right than left. This one is apparently not ruptured (herniated).

You do not seem to have any foraminal compromise--the foramina are the openings at the side of the vertebrae through which nerves that connect to other parts of the body connect with the spinal cord. Sometimes disc bulges that are "off-center" can encroach on those spaces and compress those nerve roots.

This is not an MRI report that most people would have imminent surgery recommended for--but what are your symptoms?

Sometimes get a stiff neck and a burning sensation in the elbows not frequent. also my neck cracks alot! Is this normal as you get older or old sports injury!! also want to know my hands always feel hot and look red is that part of that???

--your symptoms could be related to these very common changes in the cervical spine; most of us have arthritic bone spurring and some degree of disc loss as we get into our 40's and 50's, and that disc loss makes bulging and herniation more likely. Not all age-related changes in the spine cause symptoms---many people have MRI's with lots of stuff going on, and are asymptomatic--and many with rather moderate changes have considerable symptoms.

It all depends exactly what is being compressed and where.

Can you describe your sports injury? My spinal situation does seem to be related to my long running and basketball (playing and refereeing) background. Any sport that involves start/stop running and jumping tends to put pressure on the spine as well as the legs/knees/feet.

played handball, football and basketball. never had any pains during those times! but when i went back to the gym OMG things started happening little by little! i must over did it a few times body is not the same like being 20 now pushing 40, lol.