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What Does "Desiccation Changes And Posterocentaral Annular Tear" Mean?
Desiccation changes and posterocentaral annular tear of the L4/L5 and
L5/S1 intervertebral disc with secondary indentation of the thecal sac and bilateral neural
foraminal compromise.
what is that in lay man and what do i do thx
L5/S1 intervertebral disc with secondary indentation of the thecal sac and bilateral neural
foraminal compromise.
what is that in lay man and what do i do thx
Thu, 24 Apr 2014
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According to MRI report you have degenerative disc disease of lumbar spine.
Degenerative changes occurs in spine due to aging and development of weakness in annulus fibrosis.
1.At L4-5 and L5-S1 level there is desiccation of disc means loss of water and there is also posterocentral annular tear with secondary indentation of the thecal sac which is causing bilateral lateral neural foramen narrowing.
Treatment for degenerative lumbar disease includes physiotherapy or surgery.
Effectiveness of both modalities are same.So,physiotherpay should be tried first. It causes strengthening of Para spinal muscles and it prevents further changes.
Surgery should be the last option.
There are also medicines like capsule pregabalin available for pain relief.
Treatment can be planned after consultation with neurosurgeon.
Get well soon.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
Thanks for writing to us
According to MRI report you have degenerative disc disease of lumbar spine.
Degenerative changes occurs in spine due to aging and development of weakness in annulus fibrosis.
1.At L4-5 and L5-S1 level there is desiccation of disc means loss of water and there is also posterocentral annular tear with secondary indentation of the thecal sac which is causing bilateral lateral neural foramen narrowing.
Treatment for degenerative lumbar disease includes physiotherapy or surgery.
Effectiveness of both modalities are same.So,physiotherpay should be tried first. It causes strengthening of Para spinal muscles and it prevents further changes.
Surgery should be the last option.
There are also medicines like capsule pregabalin available for pain relief.
Treatment can be planned after consultation with neurosurgeon.
Get well soon.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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