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What Does The MRI Report Analysis?

Sure. Got an MRI last week. There are some significant changes I'm not familiar with, and don't know what these changes mean. L1-3. Chronic degenerative disc space with narrowing with associated endplate irregularities. Mild posterior disc bulging. Slightly increased facet hypertrophy canal is mildly stenotic.the right neural foramena is moderately to markedly stenotic. There is more, but let's start with this level.
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welcome to Health care magic.
1.There are discs in between the vertebrae, due to age related or excessive usage the disc loose its hydration and shows signal changes due to less hydration.
2.There is chord in spinal canal, when disc which is in-between slips and moves back wards and indenting the chord will cause certain symptoms.
3.vertebrae jots each other posteriorly by forming a joint called factual joint - by age or excessive usage they show degenerative changes.
4.There is nerve passing through the canal - the nerve compression do occur.
5.Hope it helps - its little difficult to explain. hope it helps.
Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health.
Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.
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What Does The MRI Report Analysis?

welcome to Health care magic. 1.There are discs in between the vertebrae, due to age related or excessive usage the disc loose its hydration and shows signal changes due to less hydration. 2.There is chord in spinal canal, when disc which is in-between slips and moves back wards and indenting the chord will cause certain symptoms. 3.vertebrae jots each other posteriorly by forming a joint called factual joint - by age or excessive usage they show degenerative changes. 4.There is nerve passing through the canal - the nerve compression do occur. 5.Hope it helps - its little difficult to explain. hope it helps. Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health. Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.