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There is straightening of the cervical lordosis. The craniocervical junction is normal.
The C3-4 intervertebral disc demonstrates a small posterior protrusion producing a moderate impression upon the thecal sac without cord contact.

NOTE: LORDOSIS IS THE CURVE OF NECK. STRAIGHTENING CAN BE MECHANICAL OR CAUSED BY SPASMS. THECAL SAC SURROUNDS THE SPINAL CORD. THEY SAID SMALL PROTRUSION, THIS IS PROBABLY DISC OR OSTEOPHYTE *BONE SPUR* , DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WEREN'T SPECIFIC. POSTERIOR IS TOWARD THE BACK SIDE OF THE SPINE.

The C4-5 intervertebral disc demonstrates a small posterior protrusion

NOTE: SAME


The C5-6 intervertebral disc space demonstrates moderate loss of height and residual intervertebral disc material demonstrates a small to moderate broadly based posterior protrusion which along with mild posterior vertebral end plate degenerative bony hypertrophy results in a moderate impression upon the thecal sac without cord compression.
There is moderate uncinate joint and articular facet joint degenerative hypertrophy with the moderate right and mild left C5-6 neural foraminal narrowung.

AS WE AGE DISCS LOSE HEIGHT BECAUSE THEY HAVE SPONGY MATERIAL. HYPERTROPHY IS LIKE ARTHRITIS. FORAMINS ARE WHERE THE NERVE ROOTS EXIT THE SPINAL CORD AT THE VARIOUS LEVELS TO OUR EXTREMITIES.

The C6-7 intervertebral disc demonstates a moderate broad based posterior protrusion producing a moderate impression upon the thecal sac and resulting in slight cord contact.
There is mild degenerative narrowing of the left C6-7 neural foramen.
The C7-T1 intervertebral disc demonstrates no evidence of protrusion. The cervical spinal cord is normal.

NOTE: SLIGHT CORD CONTACT IS THE LEVEL THAT I WOULD WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT.


Conclusion:
1) Small to moderate C3-4 through C6-7 intervertebral disc posterior protrusions.
2) Mild to moderate narrowing of cervical neural foramina.
3) Normal cervical spinal cord.



PT MIGHT HELP PROTRUSIONS RECEED IF THEY ARE DISC BULGES, BUT IF BONE SPURS IT WON'T MAKE THEM GO AWAY. INJECTIONS MIGHT HELP PAIN CAUSED HY HYPERTROPHIC JOINTS, THE ONLY THING THAT HELPS FORAMINAL NARROWING IS SURGERY. bYE FOR NOW.