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What Does This MRI Test Result For Lower Back Indicate?

I a 43 yrs old & for the last 2-3 years I am experiencing discomfort in my lower back.Mild pain & stiffness is there.I cannot immediately straighten my self if i bend down & I feel some numbness in my legs as well.I got my MRI done & it shows that L4/5 Disc : Left posterolateral annular tear and diffuse disc bulge causing thecal sac indentation and bilateral neural foraminal narrowing(left right): with left exiting nerve impingement.L5/S1 disc : Diffuse disc bulge causing thecal sac indentation,effacement of both lateral recesses,bilateral neural foraminal narrowing and exiting nerve root impingement.Please suggest what line of treatment should I take & is this any thing serious .
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Hi,

All your problems are due to nerve impingemens on both sides at the spinal level. You need to be under a spinal surgeon's care. After getting the degree of impingement ascertained. You would need very specific treatment like-minded oral or injectable medicines with physiotherapy.

- Local injection with steroids
- Surgery to release the impingement of nerve

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Thanks.

Regards,
Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale, General & Family Physician
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What Does This MRI Test Result For Lower Back Indicate?

Hi, All your problems are due to nerve impingemens on both sides at the spinal level. You need to be under a spinal surgeon s care. After getting the degree of impingement ascertained. You would need very specific treatment like-minded oral or injectable medicines with physiotherapy. - Local injection with steroids - Surgery to release the impingement of nerve Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Thanks. Regards, Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale, General & Family Physician