I only had a herniated disk from 9 yrs ago in my lower back. I had a MRI done on saturday. It says L3/4 and L4/5 both have mild disk space narrowing with partial dehydration of the disk. L3/4 is more to the left. L 4/5 is seen centrally. Now i was recently in a car accident. Where did this other herniated disk come from? I only had one. And also in my neck C 5/6 level, i have a herniated disk there as well. Could that have happened from my car accident?
Hello, Welcome at Chat Doctor. I have red your question completely. It looks that you are troubled from finding of MRI. You should not worry from finding of MRI scan until unless you have severe symptoms. The disc prolapse can be there due to injury, lifting heavy weight, bending in abnormal position, etc. If you had accident then this can be there due to that. At present, you should take care of this. You should do following to prevent & treat this condition- -Avoid lifting weight more than your capacity. -Keep your posture right. Avoid slouching posture. -Start doing exercises to strengthen your back. You may do following- http