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What Does Straightening Of The Cervical Spine With Slight Reversal Mean?
had a bad fall several months ago and had knee surgery for tear and had severe hemaatomas there. Still in physical therapy and have had continual neck spasms and weakness. Neck area PT for several weeks including combo machine, massage and excercises and spine and neck stretching. Much pain and feeling/hearing crunching sounds and neck feels very unstable. Catches when turning it. Scared of driving.
MRI done on cervical. Cant see doctor for three more weeks. What does straightning of the cervical spine with slight reversal in the normal lordosis but no focal malalignment mean? There is benign hemtangioma withing the T2 vertebrae. No other signigicant abnormal bone marrow signal seen.
c2/3 is no focal disc protrusion, herniation, spinal stenosis or nerual foraminal narrowing.
At c3/4 is a posterion disk ostephyte formation which results in mild central spinal canal stenosis and mild right neural foraminal encroachment.
At c 4/5 is a posterior disk osteophyte formation asymmetrically more pronounced to the right than the left which results in mild to moderate central spinal canal stenosis, mild to moderate right neural formanial encroachment and mild left neural foramina encroachment.
at c 5/6 is posterior disk osteophy formation resulting in mild central spinal canal stenosis and mild bilateral neural foramina encroachment.
at c 6/7 is posterior disk osteophyte formation resulting in mild central spinal canal stenosis and mild bilateral neural foramina encroachment.
at c7/Ti is no focal disk protrusion, herniation, spinal stenosis or neural foraminal narrowing.
What does this mean. Do I have problem? It sounds like nothing is really wrong so why all the pain?
MRI done on cervical. Cant see doctor for three more weeks. What does straightning of the cervical spine with slight reversal in the normal lordosis but no focal malalignment mean? There is benign hemtangioma withing the T2 vertebrae. No other signigicant abnormal bone marrow signal seen.
c2/3 is no focal disc protrusion, herniation, spinal stenosis or nerual foraminal narrowing.
At c3/4 is a posterion disk ostephyte formation which results in mild central spinal canal stenosis and mild right neural foraminal encroachment.
At c 4/5 is a posterior disk osteophyte formation asymmetrically more pronounced to the right than the left which results in mild to moderate central spinal canal stenosis, mild to moderate right neural formanial encroachment and mild left neural foramina encroachment.
at c 5/6 is posterior disk osteophy formation resulting in mild central spinal canal stenosis and mild bilateral neural foramina encroachment.
at c 6/7 is posterior disk osteophyte formation resulting in mild central spinal canal stenosis and mild bilateral neural foramina encroachment.
at c7/Ti is no focal disk protrusion, herniation, spinal stenosis or neural foraminal narrowing.
What does this mean. Do I have problem? It sounds like nothing is really wrong so why all the pain?
Tue, 2 Sep 2014
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1.Multiple findings in your report says about the degenerative changes which are seen as a age relets changes in the spine / excessive usage / weight bearing .
2.The disc which is seen in between the vertebrae helps in the shock - absorber function, due to degenerative disc disease there are changes seen in the scan.
3.The disc seen slipped posteriorly and causing mass / pressure effect on the nerve and spinal chord.
4.The vertebrae and end plate changes are seen with osteophyte growth also seen multiple levels of cervical spine - these are also degenerative changes.
5.Disc disease has seen at multiple levels.
6. Treatment will be minimise mobility with exercises and physiotherapy will help in resolving the symptoms - final stage operative procedure may be needed.
Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health.
Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.
1.Multiple findings in your report says about the degenerative changes which are seen as a age relets changes in the spine / excessive usage / weight bearing .
2.The disc which is seen in between the vertebrae helps in the shock - absorber function, due to degenerative disc disease there are changes seen in the scan.
3.The disc seen slipped posteriorly and causing mass / pressure effect on the nerve and spinal chord.
4.The vertebrae and end plate changes are seen with osteophyte growth also seen multiple levels of cervical spine - these are also degenerative changes.
5.Disc disease has seen at multiple levels.
6. Treatment will be minimise mobility with exercises and physiotherapy will help in resolving the symptoms - final stage operative procedure may be needed.
Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health.
Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.
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