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l5 s1 disc

Symptoms of spinal cord problems include weakness,sensory & sphincter disturbances

l5 s1 disc

Postby matj on Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:30 pm

Well,i am not a native english speaker so i may not express myself clearly.My problem is severe chronic radicular lesion l5 right and s1 both sides.I did CT of the region and it said that in l5 s1 region is visible discrete dorsal bulging of disc.If anyone could please give me some more information about what that is and to tell me of any phyisical restrictions.I feel as if my legs would fall off and i am also disoriented in time(something that happened hour ago seems as if it happened a day ago).I feel very weird.Please help
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Re: l5 s1 disc

Postby Dr_Gotkine on Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:06 am

Please describe your exact symptoms (pain , weakness, numbness etc).

I can not think of a way that a problem in your lower back could directly affect your thought processes so I would say your disorientation complaints are not caused by the back problem.
All the best,

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