How to Read a Spine MRI
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video, Dr. Webb goes over (in basic terms) how to read a lumbar MRI.
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Very good video. Before having back surgery, everyone should learn how to read an MRI.
Thank you so much. I am a nurse who got hurt on the job. 27 yrs. ago, I have a central disc herniation at L4 L5 and S1. I have never had such pain, until I developed fibromyalgia secondary to injury. I had 40 psych patients in a c 200 bed nursing home for 5 years. I have been unable to work since, I was 50. I lost my ability to work. I had 5 surgeons tell me I needed surgery, but they were unwilling to do it. I am on my 3rd power chair n I am in assisted living since my husband passed away. I loved my nursing, no amount of money, could cover my loss of my legs.Thank you, you taught me more than I ever knew, or forgot at 77, lol.
Me, too. Not quite a chair usage yet, but it’s coming. Take care.
God bless you. 🤍
Im sorry, im 25 and lost my job at 23, said im ineligible for disability since I haven’t worked more then 5 years but I have a failed laminectomy on multiple levels and severe stenosis in my lumbar.. it’s a real living hell.
Just now watched, learned about my L1-L5...now I undersand why I have my feet feel tingly pressure because of the L4-S1 to L5.. You are awesome!
Precisely! Me too. I also may have 6 Ls! I am looking for second opinions on whether to do an MRI . This video made me positive.
👈 Я занимаюсь на Инверсионном столе. Была очень сильная боль. В поясничном отделе L4-L5 грыжа 8мм. Теперь поясница перестала болеть. Здоровья вам.
Dr. Webb, these are great! You should definitely do more videos like this with CAT’s, Cardiograms, even vital sign screens!
What a great explanation! I’ve been an RN longer than you’ve been alive and this is the best I’ve seen. I worked with spinal surgeons my last five years. Plus I have personal surgical experience L5-S1 laminectomy two years ago and coming up is lumbar lam at L3-4 and 4-5. Thanks so much for this video. Going to check our your others!
Thank you!!
I have suffered with chronic hip & back pain for years.
I was told yesterday that they were surprised I could move around at all. I have problems with my L3, L4, L5, & S1. I have a Cam deformity with my hips. My L4 & L5 are pressing on my nerves, and my spine & hips are "eat up" with arthritis as well He mentioned something about my lower spine is pushed back (not sure what that means for my back). They want to perform a 3 level spine fusion. Is that surgery worth getting?
@@thatgirlfromktown I have the same problem. I feel like I'm going to break my hips hurt so bad and my lower back 🤦🏼♀️
@@thatgirlfromktown any updates, surgery?
@@jakez5227 No new updates yet. Covid has everything behind schedule. They still want to do the surgery but I told them that I wanted to lose weight first. So they are going to try me on some type of weight loss injections to see if that will help. I don't eat much but because I went from working out 5 days a week to barely walking back & forth to my bathroom on top of being on steroids & gabapentin, along with other meds, I have put on so much weight. I was told I would be on bedrest for a few months after the surgery, so I really don't want to put on more weight on top of everything else I have gained. I don't even leave my house anymore because of the weight gain. So, fingers crossed 🤞that the weight loss injections work so I can then get my back surgery.
this video is awesome. i’m a workers compensation attorney so i’m constantly up to my eyeballs in medical records and having to walkthrough the nitty gritty of these cases with docs, with a ton of my cases being back/neck injuries. this was so damn helpful for me in better understanding some of this anatomy and the pathology of the findings. more of this please!!!
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Edit: This channel is extremely useful imho..
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Luckily you take the time to understand. I could send you a ton. My surgeon doesn’t read the reports because most times the radiologist isn’t a spine expert and even finds their reports misleading or totally incorrect.
I feel u mam ive been undergone surgery but now i have a problem on my hip i coudnt barely stand of my own but my dr said it is normal due to a surgery. 2-3 months u will be ok
Thank you Dr , I had an MRI and it showed several disc bulges , on meds and waiting for it to heal itself or surgery later on.
Dude, you’re friggin awesome! This is the perfect video to answer the general, broad-perspective understanding of what lower back MRI’s look like and the kinds of conditions that are visible. Great job, Doc!
Congratulations on such a well produced post. I'm 77 now, getting a few ailments myself and mom is 98. Back when I was a teen, I could ever have envisioned being able to actually see this level medical info , and an explanation in standard English. I had Organic Chemistry and Human Anatomy as electives (yes, as an accountant...lol..) in college, but that was late 60s. It is actually very rewarding to see I still understand some of the latest info...lol. Never stop learning !!
You did a great job! I’m not even in the medical profession and I was able to understand what you were saying. I just got an MRI for my lower back pain, and am waiting to hear the results. They gave me a disk with a copy of it so I wanted to take a look. Obviously I won’t be self diagnosing myself, but it was calming to take a look for myself before I hear back from my doctor.
I love these types of videos! I work with physicians and crnas who specialize in pain management and was always wanting to learn how to read x-rays and MRIs. Seeing videos like this make me want to push towards med school and becoming a neuro surgeon!
This is a awesome field go for since you are also a patient in need I hope you go through this Great thinking about your future
What cant this man do. You are such an inspiration!
Thanks for explaining in terms even this truck driver can follow.
I've got severe pain in the piriformis/butt area. Going for Lumbar MRI today.
👏🏽👏🏽 Again Doc, great explanation and thoroughness. I appreciate you for putting this out into the world.
This video was very informative and helpful for me as I went to look through the MRI images from a recent lumbar MRI. This helped me better understand specifically what I was looking at and looking for prior to getting my formal results from the doctor. You do a very good job describing and explaining the important things to look for and how they might present as symptoms. Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video and best of luck to you in your practice!
I LOVE your channel! Thank you for taking the time to do this! I've had 9 back surgeries 5 of which being spinal fusion but never clearly understood what they were doing or the goals until your channel. Truly a God sent me friend thank you!
I had one and don’t want another surgery.have they helped
Wow! The complexity and method you use to explain the anatomy representation in the MRI, are outstanding. Nicely done and very professionaly explain. Thank you.
Unbelievable how perfect this video is.
As a retired FP MD and status post laminectomy for spinal stenosis enjoyed this primer on MRI of LS spine. I think you will eventually be teaching in medical school along with your surgical practice. Thanks for posting your great videos.
👈 Я занимаюсь на Инверсионном столе. Была очень сильная боль. В поясничном отделе L4-L5 грыжа 8мм. Теперь поясница перестала болеть. Здоровья вам.
@@ivanshnel9732 Glad that inversion treatment worked for you Ivan! I had central spinal stenosis at 4 levels so that would not have helped me. For disc protrusion that can help.
I have many issues with L & S. Pain, numbness, tingling, sensation of bee stings & bug bites, feeling of water running down my legs. Regarding the bug bites, real bites I don’t feel!
I have had to rebuild my life several times to find something I can do to lesson depression. It’s like a constant kick in the teeth.
My deepest sympathies & awareness to all who are in this boat with me. Thanks for a great lesson, doc!
You are fabulous teacher, Dr. Webb. I'm telling you this as a former Dentist.
Well presented. Thank you.
I am very appreciative of the quality of material: and the clarity as regards the various components of back structure is wonderful.
THANK you.
Very interesting video. In the past few years I’ve had the chance to look at MRI, mostly my own, so I really appreciate your contribution. I’m 68 and I’m in generally good health, always kept active with quite some sport. Two years ago I’ve suffered from a severe stenosis that was crippling my back. It progressed to the point that wasn’t able to walk for more than 50 yard and I was constantly in pain, and my calves were atrophied. Last year I had a four levels laminectomy (L1 to L4) and it worked like a miracle, now I’m back to hiking, biking, skiing, rowing, no problems. The calves came back probably 95%. I love surgeons!!!
Thank you so much for the valuable, uncomplicated information you provided to many of us with back issues. I have been suffering for years with upper and lower back problems and foot an leg pain, with very minimal or unclear about our ailment. For instance, my foot and leg problem began after L3, L4, and L5 got out of control. Now I know why. Thanks again.
You are actually an incredible teacher. You should totally make tutorial/lecture videos for med students!
I agree
Thank you for a clear description of how to interpret the spinal chord. I am waiting for a referral for an initial diagnosis for trapped nerve in the lower back. MK, from the UK
Thank you Dr webb. I'm just a lay person trying to understand my MRI so I can halfway understand what my doctor is going to tell me. That was an awesome job of breaking it down. what helped me put together everything you were talking about was a slideshow on Google called "Applied cross-sectional anatomy of spinal cord". it was a great visual aid to help me understand some of the more advanced terminology you were using.
Understood and enjoyed his way of explaining complicated matter in an easy to follow manner. His tone of voice relaxes, helping in grasping the sense of the topic.
Thanks Jorge
Thank you!!! Just had an MRI done on my Lumbar won’t get results for two days but this gives me a little detail on what to look for when they do come in.
Dr. Webb. Thank you for this very informative video. 15 years ago, I was diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease. Fast forward. A couple days ago, I went to CityMD to get my leg checked out. I was having a little tenderness in my lower leg and I noticed my foot slapping the ground when I walked. I was immediately sent to the ER. I had an MRI done and within a span of two hours, I went from having what I thought was a sore leg, to being told I needed surgery. I immediately looked up videos of what they were telling me and came across yours. Your explanation was right on point. I had the surgery and I'm now 2 days post-op. Numbness and tingling went away almost immediately. I just have to get the strength back. Thank you for putting me at ease before my surgery.
This is so badass, you're a really good teacher. Please keep videos like this coming, very interesting and informative. Love this!
This is very interesting. I just had surgery on my back two weeks ago fusion of the S1, L5 and L4. My doctor also removed a SCS wires and battery and cleaned up some spinal stenosis, surgery was
4 1/2 hours. Stayed in the hospital for 1 1/2 days since I was getting up and walking the hallways both day and night. Staples came out this past Thursday all 52 of them! Excited that I’m on the healing side now. Oh the PA called me with a question I asked her but she needed it to be approved from my surgeon. I was approved to start riding my bike (pedal type) on my indoor trainer
How are you feeling today? My mother is in terrible condition with l5s1 collapsed! She’s had 2 failed back surgery and spinal fusion
Thanks doc, just had this injury and surgery in April of 2019. Was back to manufacturing work (including lifting) by July. Probably will never be 100% again, as I have stiffness now, and must watch the way I bend to avoid certain pains, but I can do my job. I hope to never have to have another surgery, but I'm 40+, and I've heard of people needing multiple surgeries. I'll have to see. Thanks for the info. BTW, my surgery was by a Dr. James Lu, here in St. Louis,MO. Nice fellow, good doctor.
Thank you Dr Webb. You helped explain exactly what I needed to know. You are a natural teacher.
Thanks!!
I’ve had back pain for so many years now. It truly affects my daily living. I’ve had every test procedure done and no good result. My last one was a discogram under OR sedation and when the needle was advanced and fluid pushed into my L3 L4 disc to test it I broke through sedation in the worse pain of my life and literally writhed off the OR table during that part of the procedure trying to figure out what happened. The doctor said it was such a dangerous situation that happened he wouldn’t even try going any further. Medication management has been the only helping hand and given today’s doctors being afraid of prescribing because of those that abuse I fear for the future. MRI’s don’t always show everything. Saw a neurosurgeon once too and he advised not to fuse the spine and learn to live with it... yeah easy to say. I keep hoping medicine makes big advancements in this area but after so many procedures I don’t think I’d even be willing to do anymore. Spinal cord stimulator didn’t work...none of it worked.
Got the same problem, we become victims of drug abusers. My friends are angry with me because I can’t do what I used to, some think I’m faking the pain…..I’ve slipped into a depression because of this, I don’t want to see people anymore, you’d think these days there would be solutions.
@@michdoug1 yeah I’ve had depression issues since all this started too back in 2006. I’m not a fan of ssri’s either after having an issue with those (serotonin syndrome) from a dumb ass nurse practitioner that changed my meds against what my doc had me doing and it almost caused my suicide. Be careful if they ever put you on that stuff and don’t allow a wash out period with long acting ssri’s. It’s real easy for friends and family to judge when they don’t live with it. Tough it out etc... I have multiple times a day I look like an idiot loudly making a noise in response to pain when I move just right. Talk about embarrassing
I relate so much with your issues. In horrendous pain. Tried stim trial, epiderals, and also got serotonin syndrome from medication. Had a bulging disc 2 years ago that I just have been living with aside lordosis, arthritis and fibromyalgia. So it's hard for doctors to take me seriously. Now using a cane again. Getting an MRI soon. I can't take any more injections and meds. I'm going to look in disectomy. I have heard great relief comes from it from people that have gotten it done. Not sure if it's something that may help you as well. I hope something helps. No one deserves the hellish pain that back issues give.
@@raylupa9313 I need to hear more about your serotonin syndrome if you don’t mind because I had that as well due to a very stupid nurse practitioner! I should have sued her ass but I wasn’t in the right frame of mind for a very long time after that happened. As far and discectomy’s I just don’t think I’m willing to let anyone do anymore procedures on me. I have way to much fear and doubt after all I’ve been through but I hope it helps you.
@@lh98 I'm sorry it was someone's irresponsibility that put you through that. Mine was a medication side effect I had no idea about. But then they added another that made it worse. They should really read up on different medications before giving them. We as patients don't start off knowing everything and try to trust our doctors and nurses. And I probably won't be getting that surgery and will just try to find other relief. I hope you find some as well. Pain is a horrible thing to live with.
I’ve had two spine surgeries and saw the thumbnail and I’m not a DR but know enough from that image to feel incredibly sympathetic to the owner of that spine!
how are you doing now? What was the injuries?
@@ep_aesthetics5917 herniated L5 and L4 discs. Had a fusion at both levels and feeling great. Exercise, stretching helps immensely post surgery.
Great video. I was servicing and installing MRIs from 1988 till 2016 and all those images (and anatomy) are very familiar to me but the video is very good explaining the basics of MRI spine imaging.
Thank you so much for this video. I have seen three neurosurgeons about something on my spine. The terms they use are very overwhelming and Your description has helped me understand many of the terms.
All of the tests have provided a positive diagnosis of a Tarlov cyst compressing my nerves between L5-S1. My next appt is in a week and I feel way more knowledgeable. Thank you!
Thanks!
Oh wow! This explains why I have that nagging lower leg pain! I've been telling doctors about it and no one has mentioned it could be coming from my back! Thank you!
another patient with a doctor too stupid to order an MRI! Unbelievable!
Hi
if it's just the lower leg it's unlikely to be from your back. Usually a disc/back problem will involve a length of pain including the back and upper leg.
@@davidlindgren7605 You're too ignorant to provide that opinion.
@@davidlindgren7605 Right.
Dr webb you have explained everything so clearly i now understand why i was having pain and disscomfort in my back and foot i have to do surgery soon and you know what I WISH YOU WERE DOING MY SURGERY I TRUST YOU FULLY BUT I KNOW THIS MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE BUT I AM PRAYING FOR THE GOOD LORD TO TAKE CONTROL WHEN I GO FOR MY SURGERY I AM SO HAPPY TO HAVE SEEN THIS VIDEO I HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT MY SITUATION THE BONE HAS SLIPPED IN MY SPINE AND PINCHING THE NERVE I HAVE TO GET IT FIXED I HAVE SO MUCH PAIN THANKS AGAIN FOR EXPLAINING SO NICELY.
Very educational for ancillary staff to provide basic patient education and for self-knowledge. Thank you, Dr. Webb.
My mother has fibromyalgia aswell as a slipped disc, its nice to actually learn something about it. thank you
Excellent I had one and this makes sense. Ended up having surgery. Numbness and weakness came on over months. The big !,,,,, pain was over a few days and boy what an experience that was. ( bus driver for 10 years)
I am experiencing some personal orthopedic spine challenges, due to a childhood surgery that I had done many moons ago (i.e. scoliosis/Harrington rod instrumentation). About to have reconstructive surgery. Have watched dozens of videos on this topic, however, your explanation was by FAR! the BEST!!! May you have an AWESOME, SPECTACULAR!!!, career. Thank You Dr. Antonio.
We have two orthopedic businesses in our town, neither one knows what you know. I wish the health care in our town focused on health care instead of how much money they can make by spending 15 minutes with a patient and not listening to their pains. Excellent!!!
Thank you so much.
My L5S1 Disc ruptured and was a MAJORdisectomy. April 2018. Lateral foot numbness is still present.
Great video.
This was brilliant. I'm trying to make an informed opinion On what I need to do next. Gathering data as I go.
I just paid $700 for the mri because the doctor said the insurance company wouldn’t cover the mri until I did Physical Therapy for about one month. I saw the doctor today about the results and I swear it didn’t seem much different at all than the X-rays I had on my first visit. I was told he’s not sure if my pain is coming from a degenerated disc or the facet joints. I do have some bone spurs on one facet. I was told again that before I can get injections i would have to do 4 weeks of Physical Therapy. I just want to get better but it seems like it’s always one hoop to jump after another with the health care stuff
Great video, easy to follow and great walkthrough ! I was diagnosed with L5 S1 a week ago and had no idea what it was, apart from lots of pain..Now I know why I couldn't move and why I have no feeling in my lef leg. Cheers 👍
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Did you get surgery?? Same diagnosis. Doing spinal decompression, cortisone shot and pt myself but progress seems to have plateau. I think surgery might be the only option at this point. Interesting to hear your thoughts🙏
@@dbarton8651 How is your back now
@@AdityaGupta-xq3kr March 3rd 22 had l5-s1 laminectomy discectomy. I am fully recovered at this point but the surgery did little to nothing. Left leg is still completely numb and painful (mainly in the foot) Turns out, after another MRI I have instability in my l5 vertebrae (retrolisthesis) and will now need a l5-s1 Fusion in order to correct instability and remove numbness in leg....but no guarantee whatsoever. Not sure if I want to go through with another back surgery, or live with leg numbness and pain the rest of my life....😤
@@dbarton8651 I'm really sorry you have to through this. I'm 19 years old and I have l5s1 disc bulge
hi Dr. Webb, thank your for you time an videos. im c 6&7 quadriplegic living on my own since MVA 30 years ago .
was looking at the images from my MRI after my sciatica prolapse, just out of curiosity, i now understand how little i know! You did a great job explaining and i thouroghly enjoyed your video, but sometimes its good to have a reminder to just leave some things to quallified proffessionals!
*Yep, I learned a lot. Thank you so much for sharing Dr. Web* !
I'm so grateful for your concise explanations on all matters Orthopaedic....I have recently started working for a busy Orthopaedic practice in a hospital, the Surgeon I work for sub- speciality is spines.....I had to land with my feet running....eternally grateful for utube tutorials....please don't stop 👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏
I enjoyed the info.. getting a MRI tomorrow. Fell really hard on my right side... Woke up with massive pain and numbness on my outer thigh ,center above right knee and a aching and tingling in inner thigh .. and right hip.... Mess .. Well I fell little better now knowing the basics.
(Runs to get cds with recent MRIs on them.) Thanks for this! I just had some done for my MS. :)
This was amazing and very helpful. I am the personal assistant for a spine surgeon and I really needed this refresher.
Thanks Sarah!!
Not going to lie, I've never been good in school. Just never connected or had the attention span. However, if you were my teacher......I feel like I would Ace any subject. You made that entire segment so easy to understand and clear as could be. Thank you. I really really enjoyed watching 👌
Thanks Nick!!
I wholeheartedly agree with those giving you accolades for your instructional methods. I had a team of ten technical instructors under my leadership, and your presentation was as expert as any of them. My compliments.
Thanks!!
Thank you! I just had an MRI and saw a surgeon yesterday. He explained the MRI to me, and I basically understood what he explained. However, your explanation has. Helped me to understand the MRI so much more! I have disc issues at three locations and now I understand how the issues affect the sensations and motor issues I am facing. Again, thank you for tking time to make this video and share your knowledge!
Spot on explains everything it’s like you were talking to me worried I’ve lived with this fo too long and afraid surgery won’t work.
Thanks!!
Hey Dr Webb great video! I recently had an MRI scan on my back I was born with talipes so have a major unbalanced alignment but have lead an active physical life till now, I injured my back at work and they said I don’t have any fluid between my S1 vertebrae I’ve suffered with the exact pain you described for around two and a half years now
I know this video is old but it was very helpful , thank you . I'm only a patient, fixing to have my 2nd back surgery . I've had 5 vertebrae fused already and now I'm having the bottom 3 fused and attached to my hips . My MRI and CT scan is in 2 days . I wasn't sure what questions I should ask my Dr. before surgery , now I feel more informed . This was great ! Again thank you for taking the time to educate.
Thank u very much. I have Idiopathic Scoliosis, i sorta understand the top back (hunched back) as i have a Cobb angle of 104. Regarding my lumbar region, the way u explained it all, i totally understood what u were describing bit by bit. WoW. Again, thank u. 🙏
Hey, I'm 75 and have been in 3 auto accidents in my life, 2 were rear-enders (I was hit from behind), 30 years apart, and the last a rollover downhill into the LA basin in So Cal..at 70 mph age 60. I came out of that one with an AC Type II separation...Now I can read my spinal xrays...I'm doin' okay but it explains a lot at my age....thx
This is interesting . As an anesthesiologist, I have no idea how to read MRI. Emergency Airways management , I'm a pro on, but this is a mystery to me.
3 Anesthesia & Me Really do you ever place epidurals or spinals
@@jadeduncan4510 yes, but for epidurals it's a blind technique, based on feel. At most we would use ultrasound.
3 Anesthesia & Me I was just curious as I know that some anesthesiologist will review x rays or mri of patience with scoliosis or other conditions when placing epidurals
3 Anesthesia & Me Not trying to be rude just curious based on your experience as an anesthesiologist
@@jadeduncan4510 that's true, but not frequently with epidurals; except for extreme cases, like known spine trauma or when there is a history of disease
Thank you very much for this. I have lots of issues with my lumbar spine due to a car accident years ago and I'm always trying to understand my MRIs
This was very interesting and informative, ive just had a mri and it shows I have l4/5 listhesis with stenosis and a synovial cyst
I have back problems and this was very informative and helpful.
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I was misdiagnosed in the ER in 2009, they said I had sciatica, but I had recovered from a previous compression factor to my lower spine, due to a slip and fall. The ER refused to do any imaging with this knowledge. They pumped me full of pain pills and sent me home, where I fell asleep in my bed. When I awoke and turned to get out of bed, I could feel myself going numb from the waist down. I had a large habitation of my disc, which immediately caused Cauda Equina Syndrome. I had emergency surgery the next day. It was a failed surgery. I had 3 more failed surgeries in a 4 month period, I was sent home with an open wound to my spine, staph infection at my surgical site and a pic line. I had the worst surgeon ever, who is still in practice to this day. I had a full back MRI 3 weeks ago. I find them fascinating. Unfortunately, Im looking at more surgery on my neck and back. Thanks for your explanation of an MRI.
Having a MRI Spine Lumbar & Sacral next week. Lower back problems play up after many years of sports. Super interesting vid
I came across this video as I’m having a lumbar MRI tomorrow and I’m getting referred to a spine specialist. I really enjoyed your video and I felt very informed in a way that was understandable to the layperson. My MRI results from almost 2 years ago showed disc degenerative disease, osteoarthritis, facet joint issues (I don’t have it right in front of me to be specific word for word), an age indeterminate lumbar compression fracture and some protrusion of a disc. SO, I had radiofrequency ablation done about a year and a half ago and I felt like a new person with a new back!
I was dancing again! Well now the pain is back with a vengeance. When I asked my pain management NP if we should do a new MRI since the previous one was well over a year old. She said “no”. I thought that was odd, but I’m not the doctor so I said “ok”. Anyway, I went to have the medial branch block injections (required before approval for RFA) and they didn’t work AT ALL! I don’t understand it because the pain was in the same place and felt the same as before I had it done the last time…??? Needless to say, because the injections failed, I don’t qualify for the RFA. I still can’t wrap my head around it. What in the world do you make of that? There’s only two things I could think of - one: since we didn’t have the MRI done, maybe something moved or changed, or two: my surgeon/anesthesiologist didn’t inject in the correct placed. My doctor is one of the best in the world 🌎 which is listed in his credentials. He’s very, very good and I trust him completely. I just don’t know what to think or really even what to do. I’m living on pain meds and muscle relaxers and ibuprofen. My right hip will sometimes give out on me (but I catch myself from falling). I also have pain on both sides of my neck and in my right Achilles (tendon?) in the back of my foot/ankle. I would love to hear your thoughts if you feel so inclined to tell me. Here is a link to my doctor. www.uwhealth.org/providers/alaa-a-abd-elsayed-md-mph
I'm facing extensive spinal surgery and trying to evaluate my options. This is the best video, so far, re: reading an MRI. I am so grateful for the time and care taken in all of Dr. Webb's videos to explain complex medical procedures thoroughly in ways any viewer can understand.
I would appreciate a video/discussion of the ramifications of multi-level lumbar laminectomies with foraminotomies and discectomies WITHOUT spinal fusion. My very well-regarded surgeons are suggesting all 3 types of procedures from L3 thru S1, but do not recommend any type of fusion due to a high rate of failure, especially given my age (76) and osteopenia of the upper femur. My Dexa scan shows normal bone density of the lumbar spine. How can the lumber spine stay stable after so much trauma to back muscles and removal of so many boney processes, lamina, etc.?
How did ur surgery go
Failed back surgery syndrome……make sure they’re a Neuro not an ortho.
Yes thank you this help I have bad back problems I just got done with doing the mri
Very interesting. Learn something new every day. Ive had MRI's done before, but they were never explained in this detail. Thanks for the info Dr. Webb!
Excellent video. Very informative for someone like me who has leg pain caused by nerv compression in the lumbar region. Thank for presenting this video.
I have spondylolisthesis at four levels so my MRIs are pretty freaky! I’m always seeking to understand more about MRIs since I have so many of them. This was so thorough! Thanks!
What are your symptoms, pain from what you have going on?
I have it in two and a loss of lordosis and a right curvature
Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou !
I've been lied to !
Y0U made that perfectly clear.
Fortunately I'm waiting upon my second opinion prior to making the surgery ddecision.
Cool video! I enjoyed watching it. It gave me throwbacks from my radiology rotation 👍😅
I'm a physiotherapist ❤.. You've given such a brief / perfect knowledge.
This is is so cool. I'm in a similar situation as this patient and your explanation helps me understand why my left leg is "asleep". I'm waiting on a mri to evaluate a mass and/or migrating disc fragment. A lot of pain! But I appreciated this video so much very concise and easy to follow.
I just watched 8 other vids before I found yours and you TAKE THE CAKE! Much respect and appreciation!
I just had a microdiscectomy L5 S1, and now in physical therapy. This video is so informative and helpful to understand the spinal anatomy, thank you!
As someone with cervical stenosis, I appreciate this. Seriously contemplating surgery as it's been annoying my way of life the past few months.
My back dr. Is. The best! He explains everything cuz I don't know what is what. I'm so happy to have found hm🤩
Awesome!
You're a great teacher, I was able to better read my own MRI and understand my condition! Many thanks to you and your video!
Great!!
Actually this is the kind of videos people expect from this channel.
Thank you so much..I can relate with the pain. Now I can check my MRI disc..
Thank you Dr Webb. I was able to look at my MRI and understand a lot more than I did before. I have a DDD the L5,S1. I was given an Epidural but it did not work at all.
👈 Я занимаюсь на Инверсионном столе. Была очень сильная боль. В поясничном отделе L4-L5 грыжа 8мм. Теперь поясница перестала болеть. Здоровья вам.
Thank you. What an awesome video. Explains a lot. I suffer from serious back injuries.
Thanks Don!
I have herniations in my L4/L5 and L5/S1 and I had to look at my scans after this.
👈 Я занимаюсь на Инверсионном столе. Была очень сильная боль. В поясничном отделе L4-L5 грыжа 8мм. Теперь поясница перестала болеть. Здоровья вам.
Seeing neurosurgeon soon and this was so educational so I can understand these lumbar MRI images I received.
Thank you❤️
Can you do a video to explain differences between you as ortho spine and a neurosurgeon? Thank you
Very impressive, Antonio. Thank you very much, and God bless. We learn something everyday!
Dr Webb, thank you for this you tube. I had a MRI last month and have been struggling with analyzing before visiting the doctor. This helps immensely.
I’m glad it helped!!
You've proved that if you are determined to acheive something no one can stop you
Thank you for this .
I have herniation @ L5s1 4 months now pain in right calf. Back pain not to bad. Above this segment is my fusion of L4L5 concerned
That describes my symptoms to a T. I just had a MRI of the Lumber Spine. My leg cramps up and I have weakness and numbness up and down left side. My toes go numb as well as the bottom of my foot. Now I know what to expect when I go to see the neurosurgeon on tomorrow.🙏🏾👏🏽 Great Video ❤
Thank you doctor. This video was excellent for clarity of the MRI and processes!
Thank you. That was very informative. I just found out I have a tumor in the t11 section of my spine. You video was very clean and easy to understand. Keep up the great work.
WOW!!! YOU DESCRIBE MY PAIN ACTUALLY... WOW... THANK YOU
Thanks for watching
For the first time that I see something like this is explained with such detail
Thanks!!
On of the CLEAREST presentations I have seen on this topic! 👍🏼👍🏼