This is what the report said when the results of my MRI came back: L5-S1–There is grade 1 anterolisthesis of L5 on S1. There is disc desiccation and vacuum disc phenomenon at this level as well and concentric disc bulge. Very prominent hypertropic changes involve the facets and ligamentum flavum bilaterally. The constellation of findings results in moderate-to-severe central canal stenosis and severe narrowing of the lateral recess and neural foramina bilaterally. Degenerative endplate chages are present at this level. I am only 44 and I have never had any back injuries. I am having numbness in my legs from the knees down and I am losing my coordination as well. Then there is the PAIN! In the last 3 weeks I have had to use a walker to move around. Are there other treatments for this besides surgery? If not how long will it take me to recover from surgery?

I have pain that shoots through my foot, dr. said it could be a pinched nerve or disc bulge in my back, anyone heard of this? I have no pain in my leg

i have hip pain shooting down my leg, what should i do?

mri results: impression: L4 L5 degenerative disc disease with disc bulge and right lateral neural foraminal protrusion with mild thecal sac and moderate to severe medial right-sided neural foramina narrowing and moderate medial left-sided neural foramina narrowing in combination with posterior element hypertrophy.

will this go away soon?

I have an L4/5 disc bulge with has been painful for months and months with sciatica aswell. I’ve had a couple of traction therapy sessions with no improvement so far. Is it actually possible for traction therapy to make a bulging disc worse as in a total prolapse? Thanx for your answers in advance

I was injured in Iraq the in 2003…since I have went thru lots of treatment….I had phisical theropy, electric some-thing, chropractor, Spinal injections, root sleeve and have seen a neuro surgeon, had 3 MRI’s….the MRI’s say
1. T5-6, T6-7, T8-9, are herniated
it says….the worst is T8/9 it is the greatest…it says the protrusion effacesthe thecal sac anteriorly and abuts the thoracic cord.
2. L4-5, and L5-S have broad based disc bulge with no significant canal or foraminal stenosis apperciated on either…

I have tried to tough this thing out…but at first it was alot of pain with some down my left leg….and after alot of injections I even deployed back to Iraq for a second tour…
Now I have been feeling lots of pain in my chest….like a heart attack….
I am asking for some quality advice…
This injury hurts all day every day…now you add my chest…hip and leg hurts…
I just don’t know what they are gonna give me for benifits…and I just had my 1st baby

I have a moderate disc bulge at the L5-S1. Pain and stiffness are fairly manageable but I have been advised squatting, deadlifting and now leg pressing is out of the question. This is laugable to even ask but I don’t know what other options are left. Has anyone out there had any meaningful growth (or know of anyone) from leg extensions and leg curls? Go ahead and laugh, I know I would but until you’re lying on a floor sometime and can’t get up it’s hard to understand.

Recently took an MRI and found that I have a slight disc bulge at L4-L5 in the lower back region. The injury was about 6 months ago. If I take physical therapy, will I be able to go back to squatting with heavy weights (like 200+).

I have been suffering from low back pain for the past 2.5 years now. Initially, it started as small pain but gradually increased to a high level. The pain was mostly on the left side.

In Dec 2006, I had an MRI taken which showed mild disc bulge at L4-5 on the right side and significant disc herniation at L5-S1 on the left side. The MRI also showed some disc dehydration at these two disc levels.

For the past 2.5 years though, the pain used to vanish by 95% when I used to sit down. The pain was continuous while walking and standing at one point.

But since 10 days, the pain has increased to such an extent that I am not even able to sit. The pain starts in the lower back, goes down the thigh and legs and sometimes a burning sensation in the legs. Also, the pain has started on the right side of the lower back which was not there earlier.

I had another MRI taken recently in Oct 2008 and the report was not much different from the earlier one. The only difference was that now the disc herniation at L4-5 and L5-S1 has become bilateral now ( on both left and right sides ).

I have been continuously undergoing physiotherapy for the past 2.5 years but there has not been a period where I was completely free from pain. I have also recently tried Ayurvedic therapy for 7 days continuously and there was no significant relief.

I have heard about this spinal decompression technique which might be helpful for such cases of lower back. This would be the last resort before surgery.

Can anyone tell me whether this really helps ? Are there any risks associated with it ? Also, is the treatment available in India ?

I am ready to spend time, effort and money if it really helps. I have one year of time to go before marriage and I want to get rid of the pain before that.

Sorry for having taken your time with a long history but thought to explain the problem in detail.

Looking forward to some quick replies.

i have a c5-c6 disc bulge and i have a lot of numbness and tingling in my arm, which is normal. But i also have pain in my upper back, lower back, and legs. does anyone know if thats normal or not. please help!!

I was rear ended and now I have herniated disc L4-5 herniated and L6-7 disc bulge. No pre-existing injury. I was only off work maybe 2 weeks because I was new in my job. I just finished my PT and my lawyer is ready to settle. my medical bills are more than ,000. Anybody have any idea what I should settle for?

I was going down the stairs in my building and slipped on a piece of plastic that was on the steps a hurt for a few days then it went away soon after (3-4days) i was in extreme pain I wen to the hospital and then had an MRI from my docto advice the MRI reads a disc bulge or herniated disc, I have been out of work since 8/27/07 to date 9/21/07 can I make any kind of claim? If so what can be recovered?
I slipped and fell and now i haave a disc bulge?
I was going down the stairs in my building and slipped on a piece of plastic that was on the steps a hurt for a few days then it went away soon after (3-4days) i was in extreme pain I wen to the hospital and then had an MRI from my docto advice the MRI reads a disc bulge or herniated disc, I have been out of work since 8/27/07 to date 9/21/07 can I make any kind of claim? If so what can be recovered?

I have complained about debris on the steps on 1 or 2 occasions even sweep in front of my own door.
The inside of the building as well as outside the building is nasty. Even in the winter the steps arent freed of snow until next day after asking since my daughter fell down the steps on the snow too.

I am a new teneant there and didnt really want to be known as the complainer so after a few times asking I just left it alone.