What Does This MRI Report Of Spine Indicate?

Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2015

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Question : hi i have just received a result of my mri done on full spine a couple of weeks ago i also had a ct scan of my hips done too which show arthritis on them. I still have bad pain permanently cannot walk more than 100m before pain down front of legs etc, cant stand or sit long physiotheraphy and hydrotheraphy made things worse. I am on norspan patch and lyrica. these help pain but i dont seem to have any improvement in over a year just wanting someone in the know to explain mri result to me thanks

Answered by Dr. Dr. Sudhir Kumar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
There are mild degenerative changes and mild disc prolapse.

Detailed Answer:

Hi
Thanks for your query

I'm Dr Sudhir Kumar

I have gone through your query and understand your concern. Your MRI shows mild age related ( degenerative) changes throughout the spine. There is mild disc prolapse at many levels which is not significant.There is small paracentral disc protrusion at L5/S1 level. You are likely to get benefitted by rest and analgesic such as ibuprofen. Mecobalamine is useful in nerve recovery and stabilisation. You are also advised to get your vitamin D test to rule out vitamin D deficiency as vitamin D deficiencies is also important cause of backache. If vitamin D is found low then you can get supplements of vitamin D3.

You can discuss with your doctor about it.

Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then I will be happy to help you.

Wishing you a good health.
Take care.

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