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