intervertebral disc desiccation
(5 discussions)
my MRI came back saying intervertebral dic desiccationafter I had been attacked at work. could you suggest anything that may help with pain or explain to me the consequences of this?
5 comments
Dr. Brian
Dear Terri,
Disc dessication is a common finding on MRI, although it is considered a “positive finding.” In other words, the discs should not be dessicated. Dessicated disc is also known as a “dried up disc.” If the disc dries up, it leads to break down and “arthritis.” If it progresses, it may “bulge” and possibly cause pressure onto the spinal nerves, which leads to numbness, pain, or tingling sensations into the legs. Why would this be painful? Because their are pain fibers in the outside layer of the disc that can sense if their are tears. If this was true, your MRI would say “annular tears,” which would indicate that there were tears in the outside layer of the disc, which can be pain sensitive. However, not all research indicates this is completely true. In my experience, chiropractic care can help with discogenic pain (pain caused by disc problems). Mobilization of this area allows for healing to occur. When an area is painful, it usually also has some swelling. Mobilization serves to decrease this swelling, and hopefully decreases the pain too.
kathy
i have dessicated intervertebraldiscs in L4 5 and also a bulge slightly flattening the ventral sacwith hypertrophy and buckling of th e ligamentum flavumshort pedicles contributing to canal stenosismri report also says there is a transitional vertebrae with a mild hypoplastic disc beneath it labeled L5 I have severe and constant back and leg pain yet drs tell me I do not have a herniated disc,,, but I am in pain so I know I am not crazy could you please explain,,,i also have dessicated discs in upper cervical and mid spine I have bad to severe headaches and achy pain that radiates to mid back and is stabbing at times is a dessicate disc not as serious as herniated because I cannot imagine it being much worse please explain this to me will it repair itself????? thank you very much for any help you can give me……..Kathy
george shattuck
I have desiccation of the intervertebral discs in L1,2,3. I am in alot of pain.. What can I do to solve this promblem.
Will nucleoplasty orvax-d help?
Mont
My MRI findings demonstrate disk dessication at T12-L1. I wish to restore this disk. You previously mentioned the benefits of chiropractic manipulation in response to the initial question in this string regarding disk dessication. What can I as the patient do under the direction of my Doctor of Chiropractic, my PCP, and my Orthopedist in the form of exercise, diet, and supplements to encourage my body to repair this disk?
Teresa
My son (DOB 11/15/93) is newly diagnosed with disc desiccation. My dad had severe Ankylosing Spondylitis which lasted from at least 1967 to heis death in August. Does this mean we should see a rhematology specialist for my son? The orthopedic surgeon said that the MRI did not indicate Arthritis.