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What Does This MRI Report Indicate?

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Posted on Wed, 9 Sep 2015
Question: MRI report - small posterior disc herniation at C5-C6 level indenting the thecal sac.No significant spinal cord/nerve root compression .I am in pain pls guide
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Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (59 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
It is not the likely cause of pain.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.

Small posterior disc herniation without any spinal cord or nerve root compression should not be the cause of pain.
Please give a detail history of pain?What is the site of pain?Since how much time you are having pain?What factors increase it?--and other details likewise.

Please follow up with details.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
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What Does This MRI Report Indicate?

Brief Answer: It is not the likely cause of pain. Detailed Answer: Hi XXXX, Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com. I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query. Small posterior disc herniation without any spinal cord or nerve root compression should not be the cause of pain. Please give a detail history of pain?What is the site of pain?Since how much time you are having pain?What factors increase it?--and other details likewise. Please follow up with details. Regards Dr.Ajay Panwar, MD,DM(Neurology)