Question: Hello Doctor,

For last one year My wife was having neck pain and back pain. She was taking some medicine and physiotherapy exercises. Last week since she got leg pain too we went to an ortho specialist. so Doctor advised to go for MRI scan.
So we went shown the report to ortho. We were told to take a medicine for one month and after that we will see for if any surgery required.

She is now age of 31 and her weight is 70 and height is 5.3 feet.

Here I am extracting the problematic portion from her MRI Scan Report and attaching, please go through and advice. She is kind of getting fear about the paralysis as her leg is getting numbness some time. If she takes bedrest for 2 hours she is feeling best. Your answers will be helpful for her.

Also she is getting fear on surgery.

From Report:
L4-5: Decreased hydration and diffuse bulge of the corresponding intervertebral discs with no endplate spondylosis or facet arthrosis. Minimal indentation of central canal, lateral recesses and intervertebral neural foramina with bilateral neural impingement of traversing fibers.

L5-S1: Decreased hydration and diffuse bulge of the corresponding intervertebral discs with no endplate spondylosis or facet arthrosis. Minimal indentation of central canal, lateral recesses and intervertebral neural foramina with bilateral neural impingement of traversing fibers.

IMPRESSION:

DECREASED HYDRATION AND DIFFUSE BULGE OF L4-5 AND L5-S1 INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS WITH NO ENDPLATE SPONDYLOSIS OR FACET ARTHROSIS.
MINIMAL INDENTATION OF CENTRAL CANAL, LATERAL RECESSES AND INTERVERTEBRAL NEURAL FORAMINA WITH BILATERAL NEURAL IMPINGEMENT OF TRAVERSING FIBERS.

Really appreciate your answer.

Thanks XXXXXXX P