SCIATIC PAIN / LOWER LUMBAR, HIP AND BUTTOCK PAIN

I was in a RTC in January last year and since about 4 days after the accident have been experiencing some pain in my lower lumbar area, across buttock and down right leg.

Cut a long story short beteeen having had physio etc, I have just recently found out from an MRI scan the below results - My question is should this be sore like a sciatica pain or should I not feel it? Or should there be no pain and could this have been caused since the car accident?


Findings: There is straightening of the lumbar lordosis, alignment is otherwise maintained. Vertebral body heights are maintained.
Normal signal returned from the visualised cord and the cord terminates at L1. The imaged paravertebral soft tissues are
unremarkable.
The axial images were then reviewed.
L2-3: Normal appearances.
L3-4: There is a broad-based posterior disc bulge which causes mild indentation of the dura. There is minimal depression of the
central aspect of the superior endplate of L4 suggestive of early Schmorl's node formation. There is mild bilateral lateral recess
stenosis and mild narrowing of the neural exit foramen bilaterally without nerve root impingement.
L4-5: There is a broad-based posterior disc bulge which minimally indents the dura. This causes mild bilateral lateral recess
stenosis and minimal narrowing of the neural exit foramen bilaterally without nerve root impingement.
There is minimal depression of the superior endplate of L5 centrally. Again thought consistent with early Schmorl's node
formation.
L5-S1: Normal appearances.
There is no evidence of previous fracture. No aggressive signal abnormality within the vertebrae.


Many thanks for the advice,

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