hello, i was in a car accident 21 june. i been seeing doctor. i still have neck/back pain. tingling,numbness,bad headaches,shoulder pain, burning/sharp pain etc. the medicines dont help much. still having weakness/fatigue. cant sleep/sit,always moving trying to get comfort. i had mri, but i dont know what it means. the doc is on vacation and my next appt is 27 july. here is one mri: straightening of cervical curvature suggesting spasm of back, bone marrow signal intensity of vertabrae showed early spondylotic changes, slightly decreased hght and signal intensity of C5-C6 disc,with mild left postro-lateral herniation of nucleus pulposus. it abuts the ventral aspect of dural sac and left nueral exit foramen and nerve root at that site. the signal intensity of the imaged parts of the spinal cord and rest of disc is normal no cervical canal widening or evidence of syrinx. I dont understand what these terms mean. is it saying i need surgery. Thank you for taking your time to respond.