hi, male, 48 years old, 5 10 /195 pounds. The following was listed in an MRI report
Your MRE spine shows disc prolapse L4-L5 region compressing S1 root. THIS may be an incidental finding at age 48. But if you have symptom such as backache, radiating pain to lower limb back side, any weaknesses in lower limb or sensory loss, then you can consult neurosurgeon for surgery. But if you have only pain then go for medical treatment only not surgical. Severity of MRI finding depend on your clinical symptom as motor weakness on sensory loss in limb. At this age without symptom only MRI finding is non-specific