Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic Questions The Curiosity of MRIs
MRI. What does it do for Montreal back pain and related leg pain? That’s a intriguing question. Diagnosing Montreal lumbar spinal stenosis doesn’t always require an MRI for a clear diagnosis. MRI images can be informative…and demanding of clinical tests to determine what those images really signify. An MRI is a familiar test to a lot of Montreal chiropractic patients seeking Montreal back pain relief, but the MRI’s timing and results need careful thought as to when they’re taken and what they really mean for the chiropractic care of spinal stenosis at Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic.
HOW TO DIAGNOSE Montreal STENOSIS
Spinal stenosis is a common condition and the most usual sign for spinal back surgery in the over-65 age set of people. With the expansion of this group, by 2025 59% of them are expected to have spinal stenosis. (1) Many times your Montreal chiropractor can identify spinal stenosis with just a few questions and physical examination results with no an MRI. Your Montreal chiropractor may use the MRI as a verifying trial of the Montreal chiropractic clinical examination diagnosis previously made just by seeing you.
WHAT THE Montreal MRI SHOWS
In the event of a disc extrusion causing spinal stenosis where the Montreal herniated disc escapes its outer bands and oozes into the spinal canal physically constricting and chemically irritating the spinal nerve, an MRI revealing this often bodes well for the MRI’s patient. A year later, whether treated with surgery or without, the back-related leg pain patient had less leg pain. In this case an MRI doesn’t help much in determining which patient would do better with quicker surgery or prolonged conservative care. (2) And the healing of these Montreal spinal stenosis related extrusions takes time and good, guided care like that from Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic.
Understand that as rates for spinal surgery rise – ten times across the US – so too do the rates of advanced spinal imaging. In one study, areas with more MRIs have more spine surgeries (and spinal stenosis surgery exactly). (3) Understand too that what a surgeon spots on MRI influences how he or she approaches the spinal back surgery for stenosis. He/She considers the degree and location of nerve compression and degenerative changes at adjacent levels. Experienced surgeons agreed more with each other’s interpretations of MRI images than less experienced surgeons. (1) Experienced chiropractors like yours at Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic also are more skilled at picking up on Montreal spinal stenosis as the diagnosis.
WHAT TO DO FOR Montreal STENOSIS AND SCIATICA
Treat it actively. Do not rely on passive care like bed rest. That’s old school care. Give it time. Participate in the active, conservative care your Montreal chiropractor shares with you for at least 6-8 weeks to witness some change because there’s no sure difference between surgical (though quicker relief may come) and non-surgical care after a year or two. (4) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic uses the a href="/chiropractic-topics/spinal-stenosis-relief-with-chiropractic-cox-technic" target="_self" style="cursor: pointer;" >Cox Technic System of Spine Pain Management for Montreal spinal stenosis and back pain relief care. The 50% Rule guides treatment frequency and treatment progress and decision-making as to when/if an MRI is necessary (if you’ve not had one taken) or surgical or other care consultation becomes necessary.
CONTACT Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
Schedule a Montreal chiropractic appointment to visit your Montreal chiropractic back pain specialist about your Montreal back pain and sciatica to take the curiosity out of the question about MRI’s role in your Montreal back pain treatment plan.
