Your MRI report is not too bad. ” The bony central spine canal and lateral recesses are moderately capacious at all levels” simply means that there is plenty of room for the spinal cord and nerves (although there is no mention of the foramen which houses the exit of the nerves from the canal).
“Early c4-c5,c5-c6 and c6-c7 disc generation is noted” means that there is some degenerative changes of those discs which is not an infrequent finding.
Your right shoulder pain with radiation down to the hand associated with pins and needles could originate from a nerve root compression (probably C6 or C7) or less likely from a condition called thoracic outlet syndrome. I suspect that the MRI report contains some note of nerve compression in the foramen.
Dr. Corenman
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Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.
