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LUMBAR SPINE MRI

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.
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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.
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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
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A related discussion, epidural injections was started.
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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  
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