question: -I am 75 -MRI indicates -striaightning of spine -loss of normal signal intensity and diffuse circumferential bulge of L5/5 IV disc indenting the cal sac,narrowing bilateral recesses and compressing bilateral L5 traversing nerve roots Circumstantial bulge of L5/S5disc compressing bilateralS1 traversing nerve root -X ray indicated presence of osteophyte