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Pain in l2/l3,l4/l5, l5/s1 areas plus twiching/buzzing in feet,mri a couple of months ago said l4/l5 central bulge could all this be discs or unlikely?

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Unlikely: Disc bulges are asymptomatic incidental findings they dont consistantly cause any symptoms in my opinion

Dr Minich agreed

Answered 4/29/2022

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A central bulge: at L4/L5 would be unlikely to cause all of those symptoms. Things may have changed since a few months ago, however, and if you are having new symptoms, you may need to be reevaluated.

Answered 4/27/2015

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A member asked:

Pain in l2/l3,l4/l5, l5/s1 areas plus twiching/buzzing in feet,mri a couple of months ago said l4/l5 central bulge could all this be discs or unlikely?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Mark Weston answered

Dr Minich agreed

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