MRI results Part 2

Well I was able to look up my results on my eguthrie account for my MRI and this is what it says. I don't really know what a lot of it means but doesn't sound too good to me.

Provided clinical information: 33 years, Female, "low back pain

radiating down left leg to left foot, symptoms times one month, pain

not improved after physical therapy"

Procedure and materials: Standard protocol.

Contrast: None.

Potential limitations: None.

Comparison studies: None.

Observations:

The vertebral bodies are normal in height and alignment. There are

mild endplate degenerative changes at L4-L5. Otherwise, marrow signal

appears within normal limits. There is loss of height and signal of

the L2-L3 through L5-S1 intervertebral discs. The conus medullaris is

normal in position and appearance.

Axial images:

T12-L1: No disc protrusion, central canal stenosis or foraminal

narrowing is identified.

L1-L2: No disc protrusion, central canal stenosis or foraminal

narrowing is identified.

L2-L3: There is a mild disc bulge with a superimposed broad-based

central disc protrusion. High T2 signal is seen posteriorly in

keeping with a posterior annular fissure. Mild bilateral facet

hypertrophy is present. This results in mild central canal stenosis.

No significant neural foraminal narrowing is identified.

L3-L4: There is a mild diffuse disc bulge with a superimposed

broad-based central disc protrusion. Bilateral facet hypertrophy is

present. This results in mild central canal stenosis and minimal

neural foraminal narrowing bilaterally, left greater than right.

L4-L5: There is a diffuse disc bulge with a large central to left

paracentral disc protrusion which extends to the left lateral recess.

This measures approximately 1.9 cm in craniocaudal dimension and

appears to impinge upon the traversing left L5 nerve root. Bilateral

facet hypertrophy is present. This results in moderate central canal

stenosis and minimal bilateral neural foraminal narrowing.

L5-S1: There is a diffuse disc bulge with likely a small superimposed

central disc protrusion. No significant central canal stenosis is

identified. There appears to be moderate left-sided neural foraminal

narrowing.

The visualized paravertebral soft tissues appear unremarkable.

Impression:

Multilevel degenerative changes as described, most advanced at L4-L5

where there is a large central to left paracentral disc protrusion

extending to the left lateral recess which appears to impinge upon

the traversing left L5 nerve root. Moderate left-sided neural

foraminal narrowing is also seen at L5-S1. See above for level by

level details.