A 17-year-old female asked:
i did an mri scan on my lumbar spine and report said 'two non significant disc bulges'. what does that means?
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Dr. Simant Shah answered
12 years experience Emergency Medicine
Non-significant: This usually will mean that there is bulging of the lumbar disks, but you should not have and clinical symptoms as its very small. In other words, its not pressing on anything.
Answered on Jun 26, 2017
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