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My mother's age is 55 years. She is having pain in her left hand till ring finger. After Dr. Concern MRI has been done and the report is saying that "Diffuse bulge at C5-C6 indenting the ventral thecal sac with narrowing of neural foramen more in the Lt. Side. I want to what it exactly means and that are the precaution to take further.
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It means one of your cervical nerve dosnt have enough space to exert its proper functional It is compressed because of the adjacent disc bulge (which is very common) You need to acquire certain postures which Avoid forward bending of you neck, putting weights over your head, lifting heavy objects, watching TV/ mobile For a longer duration, using improper pillow and few more However the exact treatment depends on the amount of compression that the nerve has Needs to see What exactly your Mr. says? Take care.
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start physiotherapy treatment will help you and do strength exercise of spine
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