hello doctor, actually for the past one and half years i have severe low back pain, lower abdominal pain, and thigh pain right more than left. i have got mri done of lumbar spine. it reports grade 1 anterolisthesis of L5 over S1. Diffuse disc bugle causing mild indentation of anterior thecal sac, bilateral neural foraminal narrowing with mild impingement of bilateral transversing nerve roots. L1-L2 19 mm, L2-L3 19 mm, L3-L4 20 mm, L4-L5 18 mm and L5-S1 17 mm. Please tell me what that means in simple words and would i have to undergo surgery for it or what to do now?
It means you have multiple narrowing of disc spaces No surgery is needed yet, physical therapy can fix all your problems I suggest you start without further delay