I am a 22 yr old female and I have been experiencing chronic neck and back pain for the past 4 years after a car accident. My muscles are in a constant spasm and I am in pain daily. I have tried every method of pain management, chiropractic, and physical therapy. I just had an MRI done and the findings reported a 2 mm central protrusion at T8 - T9 which indents the thecal sac without deforming the cord. This must be what is causing my pain, as nothing else has been discovered. I have been through the run around with doctors. Pretty much all of them have dismissed me and just write prescriptions for pain meds. I am too young to have this chronic problem, but I have a feeling the doctor will do the same thing with this new MRI finding. I understand that in many cases this probably would not have too much of an effect on a person, but is it POSSIBLE that this is what is causing my serious pain throughout the midback, neck, and shoulders. If so, what can I do and can someone explain what exactly this finding means. Is this a herniated disk?