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Took MRI Of Lumbar After Having Pressure And Muscle Spasms In Lower Back. What Does The Finding Mean?

I recently had an MRI of my lumbar. I had gone to a chiropractor for tweak (sinus headaches), when he adjusted my low back, I felt something was wrong. I left for lunch and returned as I felt I needed to stretch, but it wasn't relieving pressure. I was adjusted again and began having muscle spasms.
Impression: 1) mild multilevel degenerative change without canal stenosis but mild left neuroforaminal narrowing at l2/3 secondary to moderate left lateral disc protrusion and mild to moderate left neuroforaminal narrowing at lf/s1. 2) hypertrophied facets at l5/s1 with small bilateral synovial cysts posterior to the facets.
what does this all mean?
Wed, 15 Jan 2014
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these are finding you may get in MRI scan of normal person,so dont get worried about the finding.first and important thing is your symptom,please describe your symptom.i suggest you to take rest,analgesic&muscle relaxtant for 5 days and physiotherpy even if not get improved then take advise of orthopaedic surgeon.
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Took MRI Of Lumbar After Having Pressure And Muscle Spasms In Lower Back. What Does The Finding Mean?

these are finding you may get in MRI scan of normal person,so dont get worried about the finding.first and important thing is your symptom,please describe your symptom.i suggest you to take rest,analgesic&muscle relaxtant for 5 days and physiotherpy even if not get improved then take advise of orthopaedic surgeon.