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Suggest Remedy For Lateral Disc Protrusion
L2-3: Small left lateral disc protrusion relating to the left L2 nerve
root laterally. This is noncompressive and is of questionable clinical
significance. This is new from the previous.
L3-4: Mild facet hypertrophy. No focal disc protrusion or foraminal
encroachment.
L4-5: No disc protrusion, nerve root or thecal sac compression.
L5-S1: Mild diffuse annular bulge. There is mild facet hypertrophy. No
thecal sac compression. There is a mild degree of encroachment L5
foramen bilaterally. Pattern is unchanged.
Conclusion: Developmental fusion T11-L1. No acute fracture or acute
bone marrow edema.
Small left lateral disc protrusion L2-3 with minimal encroachment left
L2 foramen laterally, new from the previous. This is of questionable
clinical significance.
Degenerative change L5-S1 with mild diffuse annular bulge and facet
hypertrophy. There is mild encroachment L5 foramen bilaterally.
root laterally. This is noncompressive and is of questionable clinical
significance. This is new from the previous.
L3-4: Mild facet hypertrophy. No focal disc protrusion or foraminal
encroachment.
L4-5: No disc protrusion, nerve root or thecal sac compression.
L5-S1: Mild diffuse annular bulge. There is mild facet hypertrophy. No
thecal sac compression. There is a mild degree of encroachment L5
foramen bilaterally. Pattern is unchanged.
Conclusion: Developmental fusion T11-L1. No acute fracture or acute
bone marrow edema.
Small left lateral disc protrusion L2-3 with minimal encroachment left
L2 foramen laterally, new from the previous. This is of questionable
clinical significance.
Degenerative change L5-S1 with mild diffuse annular bulge and facet
hypertrophy. There is mild encroachment L5 foramen bilaterally.
Fri, 2 Jan 2015
I read your query and I understand your concern.
As you can read on the report that protrusion is considered of questionable clinical significance, meaning it's not causing your symptoms and is a coincidental finding. Since it causes no compression there is no need for invasive management like surgery.
So your management (for I guess back pain) is conservative, with physical therapy and analgesics. Usually improvement is a gradual one, doesn't occur overnight.
I hope to have been of help.
As you can read on the report that protrusion is considered of questionable clinical significance, meaning it's not causing your symptoms and is a coincidental finding. Since it causes no compression there is no need for invasive management like surgery.
So your management (for I guess back pain) is conservative, with physical therapy and analgesics. Usually improvement is a gradual one, doesn't occur overnight.
I hope to have been of help.
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