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Q: MRI for back pain ?

asked by: myk3 on March 26th, 2009

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Hi all,
I know I am not alone in this matter and there are thousands others suffering too!
I have had a back pain for the last 3Yrs. It all started at the gym when I lifted some weights to have my breath taken away by an extreme pain.
Of course I haven’t returned to the gym since then but I am now living with a very uncomfortable back pain.
I have been to see the docs who said for me to see a physio, he wasn’t much help...
I have lived on with it about other year on from that and now it’s getting to me and to the point I want to just break down in tears.
I have just turned 23 and it really upsets me that I am limited to what I can do. For e.g. I cant play golf without putting strain on my back. I hate using the excuse to my friends “I can’t do it because I have back pains“. They just think I’m lying.
I would like to know.. is this a issue with bones OR muscle OR both?
For a piece of mind i would like to have a MRI scan. I believe this will give me a good idea where and what I need to do to resolve my back pains.
Any advice would be much appreciated!
Best regards,
Mike

Replies(1)

littleonefb

replied on March 29th, 2009

Extremely eHealthy

You need to have an evaluation with a spine specialist. Either an orthopedic surgeon that specializes in spines or a neurosurgeon that specializes in spines only.

A spine specialist will be able to determine what tests are best for you to aid in diagnosing what is wrong with your spine.

An MRI is usually ordered to get a good visualization of your spine, but it is just part of the evaluation and tools used to evaluate and diagnose spine problems.

Get an appointment with a spine specialist and go from there. Let that kind of doctor determine what tests you should have done.

Your primary doctor is not the one to make those decisions or evaluate your spine.

Fran

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