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[|Human|] i am 24 yrs old and work in the hospitality industry. i have suffered an injury at work through manual handling and i am currently going through workers compensation. this has been ongoing for 5 months. i dont really understand the results of my mri and what they mean for my recovery and treatment. there is a transitional vertebra at the lumbosacral junction which is designated at L5. As such, the level of disk desiccation at at L5/L5 At L4/L5, there is a mild broad based disk proturusionwith prosterior annular tear. there is a mild facet joint arthrosis. there is a mild indentation to the thecal sac. there is a mild left subarticular zone narrowing with close apposition of the left descending L5 nerve root. there is minimal foraminal narrowing.elsewhere there is a trivial prosterior convexity of the discs in the lumbar spine. no significant neural impingement.the concus ends at approximately T12/L1, and appears normal. Nerve roots of the cauda equina lie dependantly. no paravertebral soft tissue mass. diffuse loss of T1 shortening is noted in the bones which could be due to prominent red marrow. IMPRESSION: Transitional vertebra is designated at L5. As such there is a disc desiccattion at L4/5 with a mild broad based disk protrusion and prosterior annual tear. there is a mild left subarticular zone narrowing at L4/5 can you please break this down for me and explain it and what treatment usually follows and the length of similar injury recovery? thank you
[|AI|]  Sorry to hear about your suffering. As you have not narrated your symptom explaining your present condition based on MRI report. In my opinion you have disc prolapse at L4-5 level leading to mild foraminal narrowing. Your back pain or radiculopathy in lower limb may be attributed to the above MRI features. As far as treatment is concerned you require good physiotherapy and back strengthening exercises. Medications are usually not required but calcium, vitamin B12 and pregabalin may be given. Hope you recover early.