What are the MRI interpretations of back pain?

Hello,

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I have gone through your MRI pictures (attachment removed to protect patient identity) and to me, it looks quite pristine.

Can you kindly tell me your age and a brief description of your symptoms? The intensity of back pain on a scale of 1-10? Is there any associated leg pain, numbness, weakness in your lower limbs, paresthesias (burning or electrical shock like sensations in limbs), etc?

If you have already consulted a doctor who might have prescribed you this scan, please send me his prescription paper so that I can see your exact neurology and other clinical findings.

I need all this information because normally we have to correlate the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans with patient's clinical findings so that a diagnosis can be arrived at. So if you can send me all these details, I should be able to see them and advise you accordingly.

If you just want information on how these scans look like, they appear fine to me with good disc heights and no obvious foramen compression of any nerve roots.

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

The only thing which I can point out now by correlating your clinical findings with MRI images is that there is some early degeneration at L4, L5 level. You could be having a discogenic back pain which is quite common and can be usually managed conservatively with medications and physical therapy.

You can also take medications for neuropathic symptoms for a few days as per your physician's advice. Also, these symptoms could also be a manifestation of systemic pathology, vitamin deficiency, etc., which will require an evaluation and appropriate management.

Also as per your urologist, you have prostatitis that could be responsible for your urinary symptoms, it is not related to lower back because there is no such compression of nerves there.

Do not hesitate to get back to me with your MRI report but as of now, it does not appear to be related to your lower back.