Hi Everyone!
I'm 30/m, I got a few years of chronic pain near my right should blade going all the way to the neck and I might just got a test result that miight explain the source of my pain! (This is the second neck MRI I took).
They found "Moderate right foraminal narrowing at C5-C6." What would be the reason for that, it didn't say why? Is there a way to treat it? Is it too late because it has been like this for several years? What does secondary to facet and uncovertebral hypertrophy mean?
Thanks!
_My full report___
Limited evaluation of the posterior fossa/skull base:No
cerebellar tonsillar ectopia.
Craniocervical junction:Grossly intact.
Spinal cord:Cervical spinal cord has grossly normal signal
intensity,course and volume.
Alignment:Normal.
Osseous structures:Marrow signal is within normal limits.
Vertebral body heights are maintained.
Ligaments:No abnormal edema.
Paravertebral soft tissues:Unremarkable.
Scout:Noncontributory.
Interrogation of the cervical spinal canal,level by level:
C2-C3:No significant spinal canal or foraminal stenosis.
C3-C4:No significant spinal canal stenosis.No significant right
and no significant left foraminal narrowing.
C4-C5:No significant spinal canal stenosis.No significant right
and no significant left foraminal narrowing.
C5-C6:No significant spinal canal stenosis.Moderate right and no
significant left foraminal narrowing secondary to facet and
uncovertebral hypertrophy.
C6-C7:No significant spinal canal stenosis.No significant right
and no significant left foraminal narrowing.
C7-T1:No significant spinal canal or foraminal stenosis.
**IMPRESSION **:
Mild multilevel degenerative changes of the cervical spine without
significant spinal canal stenosis.
Moderate right foraminal narrowing at C5-C6.