Need Help understanding MRI results

[Deb]

Hi Sandra,
I've suffered pain myself and studied the subject for months now.
Am no expert but believe you have two bulging discs (protrusions) which are pressing on some nerves and probably causing pain.
ligamentum flavum hypertrophy means swollen posterior ligament which is a flat ligament, like a belt, that runs vertically down the back of your spinal column and helps prevent us from getting bulging discs, if we are lucky. The swollen ligament and bulging discs both combine to reduce the normal space (neural foraminal encroachment) for the nerves that run down your back and cause pain by pressing on them. regards, Deb