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HEy if anyone Can help me here i just got my MRI results back and im having a Hard time understanding them
ok here it goes
MRI THORACIC SPINE
FINDINGS: Thoracic disc shnal appears within normal Limits for age of patient .No Focal Posterior Protrusion of disc material or extruded disc is evident at any of the imaged levels. No spinal stenosis is evident .There is Slight anterior wedging of T3 through T7 Vertebal bodies with Schmorls nodes Multifocally .the Visualized facet joints appear within normal limits for Age .
IMPRESSION:
1) no evidence of focal extruded disc or spinal stenosis
2) mild interior wedging of T3 through T7 vertebal Bodies
with Schmorls nodes affecting vertebral body endplates.
I dont know what this means but i tell you this Im in constant pain all day everyday
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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Schmorl's nodes are the wear-and-tear of the "vertebral endplates" and are quite common and often start developing in the teens. One thing to keep in mind is that EVERYONE has some degree of degeneration of the spine or disks.
Anterior wedging is generally not clinically significant if it reaches a certain degree. Here is some cut and paste info:
There are two conditions which could mimic vertebral fractures in the thoracic spine and they are physiologic wedging and Scheurmann's. Physiologic wedging typically occurs in the lower thoracic spine between T8 and T12 and it is more pronounced in males. A wedging ratio (anterior vertebral body height divided by posterior vertebral body height) of 0.80 m in males and 0.87 in females at T8 - T10 is considered normal. Scheuermann's disease is due to abnormal growth cartilage with weakening of the vertebral endplates. The vertebral growth is impaired causing anterior wedging which can persist into adulthood...
Since you have 2 symtpoms of SCHEURMANN'S DISEASE, it may be prudent to ask your doctor if he/she believe you may be afflicted. I would ask you doctor for a more literal interpretation of your MRI results as I am not a doctor.
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