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What is multilevel lumbar degeneration with minimal broad disc protrusion at L1 - L2?
Multilevel = it's happening at several places in your spine
Lumbar = the area below and about where a belt would go on your back
Degeneration = it's wearing out / going bad / breaking down
Minimal = small
Broad = it's a smooth bump, not a knob
disc = between each vertebra there's a layer of sinewy, slightly squishy stuff, roughly in the shape of a disc to provide some cushioning, flexibility and to prevent bone-on-bone contact
Protrusion = sticking out
L1 - L2 = lumbar vertebra 1 and lumbar vertebra 2. The detailed anatomical name for exactly where your biggest problem is
So, your spine has started to go bad in several places. And between the vertebra L1/L2 the disc has swelled a little and formed a low, smooth lump extending over the line where a perfectly healthy disc should be.
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