One treatment for a disc bulge in L4 and L5 would be steroid injections by your physician. If the bulge is not extreme, the recommendation may be simply rest and anti-inflammatory medications.
MR imagemorphology is in favour of early marginal osteophytes at few levels. mildbroad disc bulge at l4-l5 causing minimal thecal sac indentation
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What is a L5-S1 , right paramedian protusion
There's a bulge pushing through the ring holding the vertebral disk between L4 and L5. The bulge is narrowing the opening for the spinal cord somewhat, and is also touching both sides of the nerves coming off the spinal cord at L5.
Have you tried gravity boots (i.e. hanging upside down).
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.
The L4-L5 disks are at the highest stress point of the lower lumbar spine. As such, it's more susceptible to overstressing of the joint and aggravating the disks.,
Osteophytic lipping is also known as a disc bulge. The treatment for a disc bulge is rest and non steroid anti inflammatories, for more advanced cases steroid injections can be tried.
The largest intervertebral disc is typically found between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae in the lower back. This disc is known as the L4-L5 disc and tends to be larger due to the increased weight-bearing and range of motion demands placed on the lower back.
broadbased narrowing at the l5/s1
A disc bulge at the L4-L5 level means that the disc between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae is protruding out of place. This can cause compression on the thecal sac, which contains nerve roots and spinal fluid. Symptoms can include pain, numbness, or weakness in the lower back and legs. Treatment options may include physical therapy, medications, or in severe cases, surgery.
hi can you help me i had mri the findings, disc degeneration at l2/3 ,l4/5 ,and l5/s1. broad based posterior disc protrusion at l4/5 causing a moderate impression on the anterior theca.very mild posterior disc bulge l5/s1.normal capacity lumbar spinl canal . the foramina are clear .normal conus, what can i do i cant sleep and i cant go out said