Topic: L5 S1 Disc Protrusion
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What is a mild diffuse disc bulge with a small superimposed centr...
Between each and every one of your vertebrae, there is a cartilage disc that seperates the vertebrae from each other. Basically, at L5 and S1 (lower back, the disc that is between Lumbar vertebrae number 5 and the first sacral vertebrae) th... Read More »
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How much time take to recover a central and para central protrusi...
Everyone's different, and it depends on the severity of the herniation and how much overall damage there's been to it over time. The real answer is however long it takes for it to heal right, but it can take anywhere from 1-4 weeks, and tha... Read More »
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What should I do about a L5-S1 disc protrusion?
The best thing you can do is follow the advice of your physical therapist! You may also want to see about chiropractic treatment, as they specialize in spine health. Read More »
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Do you have nerve pain down your right leg? If so it may be time for surgery.
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1. This is not common terminology...you spelled it right? I would guess it means your intervertebral disc are breaking down a bit or dehydrating at multiple levels. 2. you have a "slipped disc" and it's location could cause you pain down yo...
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herniated disc putting pressure on your s1 nerve root. Source(s): BS Bio/Chem, MD
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You have a small herniated disc in your back - this is actually a fairly normal finding and a lot of people have them, they only cause symptoms in a percentage of the population. The impression on the thecal sac indicates it is abutting one...
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princess - Sometimes you need another doctor or translator to understand what one doctor writes or says. What you wrote undoubtedly relates to lower back (lumbar and sacral area) pain which might extend to your leg(s). The soft disc of cart...
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It's from a radiology report - essentially it's saying that there's a mild disk bulge (not full herniation) at the L4/5 disk that's encroaching on the L4/5 foramina. The foramina is the part of the vertebrae between the spine and vertebrae ...
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Looking down on a disc from above, [spine at the bottom], picture it as a clock... A FOCAL herniation would mean that an area --such as between 4 and 6 o'clock is herniated [bulging] out.... It the herniation is at the [approximate] 4-5 or ...
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