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A 45-year-old female asked:

My mri reads, there is stable mild disc bulge which causes stable mild spinal canal stenosis and there is stable mild bilateral foraminal stenosis?

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Dr. Chris Faubelanswered

Pain Management 14 years experience

Good: Good. Those findings are extremely common in people with no pain at all (and no history of pain).

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A 54-year-old female asked:

I had an MRI - says L4-L5- Disc buldge with superimposed central disc protusion. Severe spinal canal stenosis with compression of the thecal sac with bilateral neurofarminal narrowing. A chair broke and I collapsed on back. ?

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A 25-year-old male asked:

Hello , really scared , looking for answers ....... My mri reads L4-L5 moderate bilateral foraminal narrowing due to disk bulging and facet hypertrophy. No central stenosis ....... I was told by my DR via x rays I have spondylothesis about 25 percent ....

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A 33-year-old female asked:

What does all this mean L4-L5: Central disc protrusion with a small unchanged posterior annulus fissure. Mild bilateral facet arthropathy. No significant spinal canal stenosis. Mild bilateral neural foraminal stenosis?

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A 21-year-old male asked:

Is it rare for a cervical disc bulge/herniation to press on the spinal cord in a 21 year old without stenosis? Had MRI 2 years ago that only showed mild bulges. How likely is it to progress to spinal cord damage?

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A 40-year-old female asked:

Mri-very mild broad disc bulge with posterior element hypertrophic changes causing minimal neural foraminal stenosis inferiorly. What does this mean?

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