A bulging disk on the left side.
With degenerative disc disease, disc bulging occurs with flattening out of the disc and subsequent spreading out. Typical bulging presents symmetrical, but sometimes a protrusion will develop that is eccentric, ie., asymmetrical bulging. An eccentric protrusion will be to one side, in this case left, sometimes causing neurologic symptoms on that side, sometimes not. A protrusion is less than 3 mm, whereas a herniation exceeds 3 mm.
A bulging anulus is not-quite-round ring. "Minimally bulging" means that the ring is nearly round. If that slight bulge is on the left side, then the ring is slightly bulging to the left of center.
I have lower chronic back pain, I have diffuse disc bulge it hurt's to walk and when I left my right leg. what can be done for this?and what are the syptmons
Disc Bulge at c5 c6 causing indentation over thecal sac and mild left nueral compromise is it dangerous situation
A mild left para central disc bulge at the C7-T1 level indicates that the intervertebral disc between the seventh cervical vertebra (C7) and the first thoracic vertebra (T1) is protruding slightly towards the left side but not significantly compressing nearby nerves or the spinal cord. This condition may cause mild symptoms such as neck pain or stiffness, but often it is asymptomatic. Regular monitoring and conservative treatment options, like physical therapy, may be recommended to manage any discomfort.
With degenerative disc disease, disc bulging occurs with flattening out of the disc and subsequent spreading out. Typical bulging presents symmetrical, but sometimes a protrusion will develop that is eccentric, ie., asymmetrical bulging. An eccentric protrusion will be to one side, in this case left, sometimes causing neurologic symptoms on that side, sometimes not. A protrusion is less than 3 mm, whereas a herniation exceeds 3 mm.
This is called a broad based disc herniation
In order to best help translate, lets break this sentence down into smaller parts to explain it:A "diffuse disc bulge" refers to one of the discs in your spine. The discs separate the bones of your spine, called vertebrae, and provide cushion support as well as motion to the vertebrae. A diffuse bulge of one of these discs refers to the disc bulging out from all sides (right, left, front, and back), except not the top or bottom."effacing the thecal sac" means that that diffuse disc bulge is contacting the thecal sac such that being able to see that sac is obscured by the diffuse disc bulge. Thecal sac refers to the the "sac" which is a membrane (called dura mater) that contains the spinal cord and cerebrospinal fluid. All this statement implies is that the disc bulge is contacting the membrane that contains the spinal cord."minimal narrowing of the neuro foramina" - probably you meant neural foramina. At each level in the spine where there is a disc, right and left nerve roots come out to innervate tissues in the body. The holes that they come out are called neural foramina. This statement means that the size, or diameter, of those holes has been minimally narrowed by this diffuse disc bulge.
A parmedian disc protrusion is a type of hernia or bulge in disk of oneâ??s spine. This can occur on either the right or left side. In this type of hernia the width of the base is wider than the apex.
it is a herniated disc or "slipped disc" as many call it. In addition: it is not the entire vertebral disc that has shifted; it is only the nucleus pulposus (NP) which has pushed out from in between the tough fibers that make up the outer portion of the disc, This portion is called the annulus fibrosis
Instability of that particular motion segment. More than likely there is a disc bulge causing radicular pain down the left back into the buttocks and eventually down the leg.