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Back & Neck Pain (Expert Forum)
LUMBAR SPINE MRI
Answered by
Prem Pillay, MD - laser surgery, microsurgery, low back pain, neck pain, Acupuncture and pain, pain, artificial disc replacement, spine fusion, Endoscopic spine microsurgery, Robotic spine Microsurgery, microdiskectomy, MicroDisectomy, Minimally Invasive Spine, Nucleoplasty, Percutaneous Endoscopic Laser, osteoporosis, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty
NeuroSpine and Pain Center Singapore
Singapore - Singapore
Questions in the Back & Neck Pain forum are answered by Dr. Kwan Yin Chong and Dr. Prem Pillay. Topics covered include herniated disc, pinched nerves, sciatica, degenerative spine disease, spinal stenosis, spine trauma and fractures, and pine tumors.
LUMBAR SPINE MRI
by kcwilli, Apr 24, 2008 04:47PM
What should I expect for a treatment given:
LUMBAR SPINE MRI:
Multiplanar, multiseq’ence MRI examination of the lumbar spine demonstrates very severe diffuse disk desiccation changes and degenerative changes with extensive hypertrophic osteophytosis. At T11-T12, there is a disk-osteophyte complex with a right paracentral and right lateral area of disk extrusion with mild central canal stenosis and some right foraminal stenosis. Ll-L2 disk shows severe disk desiccation changes without overt canal or foraminal stenosis. At L2-L3, there is disk-osteophyte complex with some borderline canal stenosis and borderline foraminal stenosis. At L3-L4, there is also diffuse disk bulging and disk-osteophyte changes with ligament and facet hypertrophic changes with borderline canal stenosis and marked left foraminal stenosis. At L4-L5, there is more severe ceht.ral canal stenosis as well as bilateral foraminal stenosis, right greater than left. At L5-Sl, there is borderline central canal stenosis and bilateral foraminal stenosis, right greater than left.
IMPRESSION:
Extensive disk-osteophytic changes at multiple levels including T11-T12. Multilevel canal and foraminal stenosis as above.
LUMBAR SPINE MRI:
Multiplanar, multiseq’ence MRI examination of the lumbar spine demonstrates very severe diffuse disk desiccation changes and degenerative changes with extensive hypertrophic osteophytosis. At T11-T12, there is a disk-osteophyte complex with a right paracentral and right lateral area of disk extrusion with mild central canal stenosis and some right foraminal stenosis. Ll-L2 disk shows severe disk desiccation changes without overt canal or foraminal stenosis. At L2-L3, there is disk-osteophyte complex with some borderline canal stenosis and borderline foraminal stenosis. At L3-L4, there is also diffuse disk bulging and disk-osteophyte changes with ligament and facet hypertrophic changes with borderline canal stenosis and marked left foraminal stenosis. At L4-L5, there is more severe ceht.ral canal stenosis as well as bilateral foraminal stenosis, right greater than left. At L5-Sl, there is borderline central canal stenosis and bilateral foraminal stenosis, right greater than left.
IMPRESSION:
Extensive disk-osteophytic changes at multiple levels including T11-T12. Multilevel canal and foraminal stenosis as above.
Doctor's Answer
by Prem Pillay, MD, May 05, 2008 05:35AM
, May 05, 2008 05:35AM
You will need to give us more clinical info like where is your pain, and what limitations you are experiencing.
For general treatment guidelines please look up this blog: http://neurospine.blogspot.com
For general treatment guidelines please look up this blog: http://neurospine.blogspot.com
Member Comments (3)
by kcwilli, May 06, 2008 11:06AM
To: Prem Pillay, MD
The pain is in the lower back, left hip, and radiates down the left leg. I awake in the morning without pain, within 5 minutes I am in extreme pain and often unable to put on pants, socks and shoes to the extent of breaking out in sweats. I can walk for about 20 minutes around the neighborhood and this walking seems to relieve the pain for the day. It is still a nagging pain, but nothing I cannot deal with.
by POKEY95, Jun 03, 2008 08:06AM
To: LOWER BACK PAIN
HELLO, DOES A MRI SHOW A PINCH NERVE, LOL DONT WANT TO WASTE MY MONEY IF NOT, THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER BACK, SHOOTING IN THE GROIN AS I WALK , RIGHT SIDE TIGHTNESS, THANKS FOR YOUR HELP, T
by Damomma, Jun 24, 2008 08:48AM
A related discussion, epidural injections was started.
