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Back Pain On The Spine. MRI Showing Disc Bulge Indicating The Cal Sac. Surgery Needed?
Dear Sir, I have back pain at end of spine and sometime leg pain also. So i done MRI in which result is indicating as below. * L5/S1 lumber-IV disappear hypo intense an T2W image, Suggestive of dehydration . * L5/S1 IV disc show posterior bulge indicating thecal sac . So, Please advise me what is the meaning of above and which kind of treatment need or operation is required or not. If any medicines then please suggest me. Very thanksful to you
Tue, 21 Aug 2012
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You have a chance of PIVD (Prolapsed Inter vertebral Disc), to be confirmed by clinical examination. To get rid from this problem you can go for medication with physiotherapy. Surgery is only preformed if nerve compression is there(nothing has been written in your MRI report about Nerve compression), So decision for the surgery is to be taken by your doctor with relation to clinical examination. Precautions to be followed are:
1. Avoid jerky movements of spine.
2. Wear LS belt while traveling or driving.
3. Take complete bed rest.
4. Do regular spine exercise as advised by your physiotherapy.
5. Use hard bed to sleep.
6. Take some analgesic and apply diclo gel locally in pain.
Hope this will help you.
Best wishes
You have a chance of PIVD (Prolapsed Inter vertebral Disc), to be confirmed by clinical examination. To get rid from this problem you can go for medication with physiotherapy. Surgery is only preformed if nerve compression is there(nothing has been written in your MRI report about Nerve compression), So decision for the surgery is to be taken by your doctor with relation to clinical examination. Precautions to be followed are:
1. Avoid jerky movements of spine.
2. Wear LS belt while traveling or driving.
3. Take complete bed rest.
4. Do regular spine exercise as advised by your physiotherapy.
5. Use hard bed to sleep.
6. Take some analgesic and apply diclo gel locally in pain.
Hope this will help you.
Best wishes
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