The most important findings: “At C5-C6, there is significant bilateral foraminal stenosis due to diffuse disc bulging and congenitally short pedicles…There is also a disc protrusion at the right posterolateral and inferior aspect of the disc measuring 8 mm in the transverse diameter × 3 mm in the AP diameter…C6-C7, there is diffuse disc bulging, more prominent left of the midline. There is mild to moderate bilateral foraminal stenosis worse on the right side”.
I must understand your symptoms to make sense of these findings. Please see this section:
https://neckandback.com/conditions/how-to-describe-your-history-and-symptoms-of-neck-shoulder-and-arm-pain/
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.
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.