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Suggest Treatment For Disc Bulge At C3/4,C4/5 & C5/6 & Mild Spinal Canal Stenosis
My MRI Report:1) Degenerative disc diseases at L5/S1 level.2) Central and both paracentral disc bulge at L5/S1 Level Causing thecal sac indentation, mild spinal cannal stenosis and bilateral neural foraminal narrowing.3) Screening of whole spine shows disc bulge a c3/4, c4/5 & c5/6 Levels causing thecal sac indentation & mild spinal canal stenosis.
Mon, 7 Dec 2015
Disc bulge causing thecal sac indentation and mild spinal canal stenosis, seems to be manageable by conservative management. Conservative treatment options include- Analgesics (NSAID), Physiothrapy, Gabapentin/Pregabalin.
Surgical treatment is indicated, if:
1. Muscle weakness or atrophy in supplied muscles.
2. Neuropathic changes in EMG in supplied muscles by affected nerve roots.
3. No symptomatic improvement on conservative treatment
4. Associated Vertebral instability
Surgical treatment is indicated, if:
1. Muscle weakness or atrophy in supplied muscles.
2. Neuropathic changes in EMG in supplied muscles by affected nerve roots.
3. No symptomatic improvement on conservative treatment
4. Associated Vertebral instability
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