I did mri of lumber spine as I was felling bearable pain in my leg that was moving upwards to back, and also I can't bend my body backwards. The MRI report shows li-si disc: diffuse disc bulge with a large posterior central protrusion and annular fissure causing moderate to significant thecal indentation. Now I want to know is this serious and what is the treatment for it.
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As per the info you gave, one disc in your lower spine has slipped and is compressing a part of your spinal cord. This is what is causing pain in your leg. The treatment is decided based on sevaral factors such as intensity of pain, involvement of nerves, your weight, lifestyle, occupation, etc. But from you have described, you can first try non-surgical treatment. By the way, if you smoke, quit NOW. Avoid using 2 wheelers if you can. Lose weight if you are overweight.
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If you have low back pain and sciatica you can undergo intermittent pelvic traction where in your half of your body weight will be added in the electronic traction so that that would help you to reduce the pain, along with Interferential therapy stimulations which would help you to get relieved from the radiating pain. Apply ice for the pain to get subsided immediately. if you cannot go immediately for the physiotherapy treatment. Ice can be kept in the low back where you have back pain. It is suggestible to wear Lumbo sacral belt which would help you to build the abdominal muscle tone which itself would make you feel better. You can also wear MCR chappals which would help you to have less weight falling in the painful back.
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