Mild Bilateral Neural Foraminal Stenosis At L5 S1
These nerve roots run through small openings at every level of the spinal column called foramina.
Mild bilateral neural foraminal stenosis at l5 s1. Neural foraminal stenosis or neural foraminal narrowing is a type of spinal stenosis it occurs when the small openings between the bones in your spine called the neural foramina narrow or tighten. L5 s1 disc demonstrates severe degeneration. Causes of bilateral foraminal stenosis. Usually this is happen to the adult people.
L1 l2 thru l4 l5 are fused with dick spacers. Neural foraminal stenosis is a condition where a nerve in the spine becomes compressed as the openings between the vertebrae become smaller. There are diffuse disc bulge at l4 l5 l5 s1 levels indicating the thecal sac causing mild secondary canal and neural foraminal stenosis. Clarence grim answered 56 years experience endocrinology disk problems.
Nerves pass though the foramen from your spinal cord out to the rest of your body. Narrowing of the left neural foramen. Severe bilateral facet arthropathy. Foraminal stenosis neural foraminal narrowing neural foraminal narrowing also known as foraminal stenosis is a condition that results when the spinal nerve roots are compressed.
When the foramen close in the nerve roots passing. Additionally i am having numbness in both. Severe bilateral neural foraminal stenosis. To a mild degree.
You did not ask a question but i wold talk to the dr who ordered your tests. It can be narrowing or tightening the bone. But there are differences between the two conditions. I have left sided pedicular screws at l1 l2 l3 l4 l5.
Bilateral foraminal stenosis is usually caused by a degenerative condition of the spine. Foraminal stenosis is a type of spinal stenosis which occurs when the spinal column narrows and puts pressure on the spinal cord. Bilateral foraminal stenosis is one of condition when the people have the small opening of spine and our bone. This can happen.
Cause bilateral foraminal stenosis is happen when the space between the spine and bone is narrow. Foraminal stenosis is a specific type of spinal stenosis. From what i read it give the impression of sciatica. As already discussed foraminal stenosis also called neural foraminal stenosis occurs when a foramen rather than the spinal column narrows.