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MRI Questions on the Lumbar Spine
How do you interpret "Five nonrib bearing lumbar type vertebral bodies are documented" from my lumbar spine MRI....
It is important to understand the anatomy of the spine.
We have 7 cerebral vertebrae that sit above the shoulders and support the head.
Below are 11 or 12 thoracic (thorax meaning chest) that support the ribs. The top 11 ribs meed in the center of the chest at a tough cartilagenous joint called the sternum. The 12th thoracic is the so called floating rib and does not come around front to insert in the sternum, and some people are born without a 12th rib.
The final 5 lumbar vertebrae support the upper body, connecting to the triangular pelvis. There are two or more additional fused joints in the sacral (back) of the pelvis, below the spinal column.
MRI results are irrelevant when taken out of context. Some people with 'abnormal' MRIs are asymptomatic, while others with seemingly normal MRIs report with a variety of complaints.
So, the best person to interpret your MRI findings is your doctor, who knows your complete clinical status.
We have 7 cerebral vertebrae that sit above the shoulders and support the head.
Below are 11 or 12 thoracic (thorax meaning chest) that support the ribs. The top 11 ribs meed in the center of the chest at a tough cartilagenous joint called the sternum. The 12th thoracic is the so called floating rib and does not come around front to insert in the sternum, and some people are born without a 12th rib.
The final 5 lumbar vertebrae support the upper body, connecting to the triangular pelvis. There are two or more additional fused joints in the sacral (back) of the pelvis, below the spinal column.
MRI results are irrelevant when taken out of context. Some people with 'abnormal' MRIs are asymptomatic, while others with seemingly normal MRIs report with a variety of complaints.
So, the best person to interpret your MRI findings is your doctor, who knows your complete clinical status.
Thank you for making that easy to understand. I just read my results online before I go to my Dr. I have Sciatica and I thought it was due to something wrong with my lower back. I'm on Gabepentin and took a weeks worth of prednisone. So far.. not feeling better. When I walk over 20 minutes, I have to stop and rest my leg and foot because they are painful and numb.
All it's saying is that the MRI is of the five vertebrae in the lumbar spine. Each section of the spine consists of a certain number of vertebrae. The cervical spine (neck) consists of 7, the thoracic spine (chest) consists of 12, and the lumbar spine (from about the waist down) consists of 5. The MRI you had was of the lower (lumbar) spine and the 5 vertebrae that make it up. The fact that they are nonrib bearing means that they are below the thoracic spine where the ribs are connected, nothing more. :)
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