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Help with MRI Result

Hi Everyone!

I'm 30/m, I got a few years of chronic pain near my right should blade going all the way to the neck and I might just got a test result that miight explain the source of my pain! (This is the second neck MRI I took).

They found "Moderate right foraminal narrowing at C5-C6." What would be the reason for that, it didn't say why? Is there a way to treat it? Is it too late because it has been like this for several years? What does secondary to facet and uncovertebral hypertrophy mean?

Thanks!

_My full report___
Limited evaluation of the posterior fossa/skull base:No
cerebellar tonsillar ectopia.

Craniocervical junction:Grossly intact.

Spinal cord:Cervical spinal cord has grossly normal signal
intensity,course and volume.

Alignment:Normal.

Osseous structures:Marrow signal is within normal limits.
Vertebral body heights are maintained.

Ligaments:No abnormal edema.

Paravertebral soft tissues:Unremarkable.

Scout:Noncontributory.

Interrogation of the cervical spinal canal,level by level:

C2-C3:No significant spinal canal or foraminal stenosis.

C3-C4:No significant spinal canal stenosis.No significant right
and no significant left foraminal narrowing.

C4-C5:No significant spinal canal stenosis.No significant right
and no significant left foraminal narrowing.

C5-C6:No significant spinal canal stenosis.Moderate right and no
significant left foraminal narrowing secondary to facet and
uncovertebral hypertrophy.

C6-C7:No significant spinal canal stenosis.No significant right
and no significant left foraminal narrowing.

C7-T1:No significant spinal canal or foraminal stenosis.

**IMPRESSION **:
Mild multilevel degenerative changes of the cervical spine without
significant spinal canal stenosis.

Moderate right foraminal narrowing at C5-C6.
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