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What Does Posterior And Left Lateral Protrusion Of L4, L5 Disc With Posterior Bulge Of L3-L4 Mean?

NAME-M.B.CHABBI AGE-45YEARS I am suffering from left leg rediating pain from glutea to back of thigh & calf muscle spasm whil long standig sinc one months I under gon MRI REVEALS-Posterior and left Lataral Protrusion of L-4&L-5 Disc ,2) Generalised posterior Bulge of L3-L4 .3) Right Lateral Bulge of L2-L3 DISC
Thu, 3 Aug 2017
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Thanks for your question dear your MRI show bulging means displacement of disc that present normally in vertrabra to the left side well in left or right the nerves which supply the legs passes as there spaces got narrow in left side due to bulgding that why you experience pain in your legs it sciatic nerve entrapment ok
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What Does Posterior And Left Lateral Protrusion Of L4, L5 Disc With Posterior Bulge Of L3-L4 Mean?

Thanks for your question dear your MRI show bulging means displacement of disc that present normally in vertrabra to the left side well in left or right the nerves which supply the legs passes as there spaces got narrow in left side due to bulgding that why you experience pain in your legs it sciatic nerve entrapment ok