[Pugsusa]

#20661

At C3-C4, there is mild left facet hypertrophy and bilateral uncinate spurs. No spinal stenosis. There is mild bilateral neuroforaminal narrowing greater on the left.

At C4-C5, there is minimal posterior disc bulge. Moderate left uncinate hypertrophy is seen. There is moderate left facet hypertrophy. There is no spinal stenosis or right neural foraminal narrowing. Mild left neural foraminal narrowing seen.

At C5-C6, there is mild disc bulging and tiny uncinate spurs. Moderate to severe right facet hypertrophy is seen. There is no spinal stenosis or left neural foraminal narrowing. Mild right neural foraminal narrowing seen.

At C6-C7, there is mild posterior disc bulge. No significant spinal stenosis or neural foraminal narrowing.

At C7-T1, no significant findings.

Impression
IMPRESSION:
1. Mild to moderate cervical spondylosis identified at C4-C5 and C5-C6 as detailed.
2. Mild neural foraminal narrowing seen in the mid cervical spine.
3. Cervical cord has normal appearance. No spinal stenosis.

[Donald Corenman, MD, DC]

#20666

MRI findings do not live in a vacuum. You must correlate symptoms to these findings as MRIs find many asymptomatic (non painful) problems. See the section on how to describe symptoms to fully convey what complaints to have.

Dr. Corenman

PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
 
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.

[Pugsusa]

#20668

My pain is burning in my shoulders and stiffness in my neck resulting in inserting more migraines. I also have extreme pain in my hips and lower back. This comes on anytime I do any repetitive work such as lifting and driving. This has been worsening over a period of 10 years

[Pugsusa]

#20669

My question to you is am I looking at surgery due to the fact physical therapy muscle relaxers and exercise give memo relief and I seem to be getting more continuous pain

[Donald Corenman, MD, DC]

#20673

“Burning in my shoulders and stiffness in my neck” associated with headaches could be facetogenic (facet originating) pain. See the section on facet degenerative changes and facet blocks to understand the diagnosis and potential treatments of these symptoms.

Dr. Corenman

PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
 
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.

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