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What is a focal disc herniation at L5-S1?
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 ... Read More »
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What is a L5S1 psuedo disc bulging?
This is a REALLY rare phenomenon, and is an XRay finding in people who have something called "Spondylolisthesis" and occurs in about 2% of the population... I have to gradually work toward answering your question, so bear with me... If you ... Read More »
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What is L5-S1 diffuse posterior disc bulge?
In short you have a small swelling at the rear of a disc in your spine, about level with where the waist band of a pair of jeans would be. L5 is the lowest of your lumbar vertebra, the small of your back. S1 is the first of the sacral verte... Read More »
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Bulging discs are fairly common in both young adults and older people. They are not cause for panic. In fact, abnormalities that show up on MRIs, such as bulging or protruding discs, are seen at high rates in patients both with and without ...
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The disc is a complex structure that carries two principal functions: connects two vertebra together (while permitting some motion) and provides a shock absorbing function. The disc is located between two vertebra and looks like a very soli...
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L-5 is located behind the abdominal muscles, in the center of the back. S-1is part of the lower back.
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Essentially, that means that you have a bulging disc (the paracentral disc herniation) at the level between vertebrae Sacral 1 and Lumbar 5. This bulge is putting pressure on the root nerve on the right side. The root nerve is what comes ou...
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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...
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Looking down on the involved levels (L5-S1), the top is toward your abdomen (NOON) and the back is toward the back (6 O'clock). I'll describe what happens, referring to times on the clock. Between each vertebra are thick disks: these compri...
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