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I Have Neck And Lower Back Pain. Had An Accident And I Have My MRI Result
I am a 41 year old black woman. I was involved a car accident in March of 2010. I have neck and lower back pain resulting in a burning feeling across my lower back and pain in my right butt cheek and pain traveling down my right leg. My MRI impressions are as follows: L4-5 disk bulging and small right posterolateral annular tear, mild facet/ligamentum flavum hypertrophy , with resulting bilateral lateral recess stenosis. L3-4 disk bulging, mild facet/ligamentum flavum hypertrophy, with resulting left lateral recess stenosis. T11-12 and L5-S1 disk bulging, and Minimal dextroscoliosis, maximal at L4-5.
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According to your MRI report, you need physiotherapy esp. Traction & IFT for at least 15 days regularly. If you do not feel comfortable even after 15 days , it means the surgical intervention i.e. discectomy is the only treatment left for you
Take care
According to your MRI report, you need physiotherapy esp. Traction & IFT for at least 15 days regularly. If you do not feel comfortable even after 15 days , it means the surgical intervention i.e. discectomy is the only treatment left for you
Take care
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dear lorra.. you will be compleltely cured wit the help of homeoapthic medicine
consult a homeopath.. homeoapthy gives very good results in such cases.. not only u will get relief fronm the pain u will b healed of your condition..
god bless..
drvigsclinic@gmail.com
consult a homeopath.. homeoapthy gives very good results in such cases.. not only u will get relief fronm the pain u will b healed of your condition..
god bless..
drvigsclinic@gmail.com
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