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Constant Lower Back Pain. X-ray Taken. Underwent Herniated Disc Surgery. What Do The X-ray Findings Suggest?

Hi, I'm Alma 37 yrs old and I have lower back pain for several yrs I had surgery on oct 2010 for herniated disc and after that the pain gThere is minimal S-shaped scoliosis of the thoracolumbar spine which measures
less than 10 degrees. Coronal balance is neutral. There is approximately 6 cm
negative sagittal imbalance. There is no fracture or focal osseous
destruction. There is mild disk space narrowing at T11-12, L1-L2, and L5-S1
with minimal multilevel degenerative endplate spurring. Vertebral body heights
and remaining disk space heights are maintained. There is no dynamic
instability. Soft tissues are normal.
otten worse. I had x-rays last week and these are the results:
Mon, 18 Nov 2013
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Hello.The results shows possible herniated disc in t11-t12 ,L1-L2 and L5-S1 spaces, but without compression nearby nerves.Initially the treatment is conservative:analgesics, physiotherapy, infiltration but if your pain does not improve with conservative treatment,surgery is needed.
I wish you good health.
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Constant Lower Back Pain. X-ray Taken. Underwent Herniated Disc Surgery. What Do The X-ray Findings Suggest?

Hello.The results shows possible herniated disc in t11-t12 ,L1-L2 and L5-S1 spaces, but without compression nearby nerves.Initially the treatment is conservative:analgesics, physiotherapy, infiltration but if your pain does not improve with conservative treatment,surgery is needed. I wish you good health. (If the answer has helped you, please indicate this)