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[|Human|] MRI of cervical spine shows C5-6 and C6-7 levels Disk space maintained with partial dehydration of the disk. Posterior herniation of the disk. Encroachment of both anterior subarachnoid space and both neuroformina to the left. Not getting better with PT. Also reduced lordotic curve. What does it mean?
[|AI|]  Hi, I am Chat Doctor. I have read your message. I think I can help you. However, you have not told me the clinical details/symptoms. And any report has to be judged as per the symptoms. The report suggests that you have a disc problem that is compressing the nerves that comes out of your spine and supplies the nerve signals to your arm, and a bit of your forearm. The brain sends signals to the body e.g. arm to do some work. This is carried by spinal cord to the area, from where nerves come out and go to the specific area. Mother Nature has provided bones like skull and vertebral column to protect the brain and spinal cord (respectively). To allow our backs to bend, soft bags called discs are present between bones. Sometimes these discs come out of their allotted space and compress the nerves that come out of the spinal cord and cause the symptoms. The symptoms that you should be having include-neck pain, arm pain more on left side, sensory symptoms like tingling and numbness on the left arm, wasting/thinning of the muscles on one side compared to the other side, reduced reflexes in arm- a doctor will need to test these for you. These symptoms may be present in any combination, and all the symptoms need not be present. However, sometimes, people do have atypical symptoms that I cannot predict. So if you do not have the above symptoms, you need to tell me exactly what your symptoms are and I may be able to tell you if the report is significant in your case. If however the symptoms are present, the report is very relevant, and I have already told you what it means. So you need to meet a spine surgeon (if you have the symptom combinations) and plan further medication (and/or surgery at a later date-if needed). I have tried to make it as simple as possible. I hope that the information helps you find the best solution for your problem. Feel free to contact me further for a related issue. Best of luck.