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How Can Disc Bulging Causing Stenosis Be Treated?

hi i am Majed Ali my father has a problem in spine at MRI report conclusion is ( diffuse posterior disc bulge at L4-L5 level casusing stenosis fo bilateral neuneural foramina ) can you answer me for a treatment doctor refer me for a operate surgery my father age is 55 year old. kindly reply me at my address YYYY@YYYY
Fri, 5 Dec 2014
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Hello dear majed,
I understand your concern about your father.MRI spine report of your father reads disc bulge at L4-L5 with bilateral neural foraminal stenosis,which indicates that your father may be having compression of nerve radicles which emerge from the neural foramina.Your father is probably having symptoms because of this.Actually,in these cases of degenerative(which is probable etiology in your father's case too) spine disease,the general consensus about surgical intervention is that surgery should not be done till the patient remains functionally independent or his symptoms don't effect his daily routine(patient being maintained on medicines or conservative treatment).I hope it helped.Please visit a neurosurgeon or spine surgeon for further help.


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How Can Disc Bulging Causing Stenosis Be Treated?

Hello dear majed, I understand your concern about your father.MRI spine report of your father reads disc bulge at L4-L5 with bilateral neural foraminal stenosis,which indicates that your father may be having compression of nerve radicles which emerge from the neural foramina.Your father is probably having symptoms because of this.Actually,in these cases of degenerative(which is probable etiology in your father s case too) spine disease,the general consensus about surgical intervention is that surgery should not be done till the patient remains functionally independent or his symptoms don t effect his daily routine(patient being maintained on medicines or conservative treatment).I hope it helped.Please visit a neurosurgeon or spine surgeon for further help.