0
What is mild foraminal encroachment on the left at c6-c7?
Cindybologna
Nerves travel down the spinal canal as a thick cord of nerves. Each nerve arises at a point in the brain, and travels down the cord, exits at its determined level and travels down the body to where it is designed to go/operate. If growth of bone (such as in Arthritis) or disk herniation, occurs at 5 o'clock or 7 o'clock, the bone/herniation can pinch (trap) a nerve as it is preparing to leave the spinal cord and travel down the body, resulting in a severe burning pain and possibly muscle cramps if the nerve travels to the spasming muscle (or even numbness). What the radiologist is asking is if you are having pain from a "pinched nerve" at that level, or not... If you're have a lot of pain, burning (or even numbness or muscle weakness) along the expected path of the nerve, then the problem seen on the X-ray explains why you are having the symptoms. If you are NOT having pain, numbness, weakness, etc... then you have nothing to worry about...
Wiki User
∙ 16y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoA mild foraminal encroachment means that the space through which the nerves travel is narrowed slightly. The vertebrae c6-c7 are the bottom two vertebrae of the cervical spine, which is the part of the spine which is contained in the neck.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Is mild to moderate cervical spondylosis something to worry about Also minor neural foraminal stenosis at C6C7 and C4C5 on the left I need help please?
Help please
What is Mild uncovertebral joint degeneration?
MILD LEFT FORAMINAL NARROWING AT C5-C6 SECONDARY TO UNCOVERTEBRAL JOIN HYPERMETROPHY AND SPUR FORMATION
What is mild left neural foraminal narrowing?
The left neural foramen is where a nerve passes through a bone on the left side. Impingement is crowding. So left neural foraminal impingement is a crowding of that bony passage for the nerve.
What does mild right neural foraminal narrowing C4-5 due to right uncinate hypertrophy mean?
neurol foraminal right narrowing c4-5 mild moderate can it be serious?
What is Grade 1 degenerative anterolisthesis of L4 on L5 with mild to moderate left sided canal and foraminal stenosis due to bulging and facet hypertrophy?
Grade one anterolisthesis of C4 on c5 is mild movement of the c4 cervical disc. This is most commonly caused by a sudden trauma.
What is right-sided mild foraminal narrowing secondary to uncinate spurring?
Mild right-sided foraminal narrowing secondary to uncinate spurring means that the space available for nerves to travel through is narrowed. The reason for this in this case is the uncinate spurring, which are bone spurs shaped like hooks, are intruding into that space.
What is moderate facet arthropathy with mild uncovertebral joint spurring resulting in bilateral foraminal narrowing?
what is moderate uncovertebral arthropathy
What is mild to moderate left foraminal stenosis?
Moderate left foraminal stenosis is compression of the cervical spinal nerves that travel through a narrowing of the foramina. Causes of the narrowing include herniated disc material and bone spurs in the neck.
What is a paracentral disc bulge?
what is 1 mild bilateral foraminal stenosis 2 Clinical correlation 3 moderate to severe bilateral
What does mild generalized broad-based bulging of the disk C5-C6 with slight encroachment of both lateral recesses?
ment of both lataral recesses
What is moderate central thecal sac effacement and mild bilateral foraminal stenosis?
At C2-3, a broad-based disk bulge. Spinal canal and formina are patent
What is mild fullness in renal pelvicalyceal?
mild fullness of left renal collecting system
