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10-30-2006, 03:23 PM
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My dr decided that i needed a mri of my back and here are the findings and i understand most of it but not all.
Minnimal bulging. Degenerative disc disease noted at L4-L5 and L5-S1. I understnd it all but the S1. I know that L=lumbar and i know that cspine is the cervical spine/ the neck. but i do not understand what the S stands for. thanks for any information that you can give me. sharon |
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10-30-2006, 06:54 PM
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s=sacral. It's below the lumbar region of your spine. see http://www.back.com/anatomy-sacral.html
c=cervical (your neck) t=thoracic (your upper back) l=lumbar (your lower back) s=sacral (right next to your tail bone = Coccyx) |
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