Aurora Chiropractic Center Questions The Curiosity of MRIs
MRI. What does it do for Juneau back pain and related leg pain? That’s a curious question. Diagnosing Juneau lumbar spinal stenosis does not always need an MRI for a clear diagnosis. MRI images can be enlightening…and demanding of clinical tests to ascertain what those images really mean. An MRI is a familiar test to many Juneau chiropractic patients seeking Juneau back pain relief, but the MRI’s timing and results need cautious thought as to when they’re taken and what they really indicate for the chiropractic treatment of spinal stenosis at Aurora Chiropractic Center.
HOW TO DIAGNOSE Juneau STENOSIS
Spinal stenosis is a common condition and the most common sign for spinal back surgery in the over-65 age group. With the expansion of this group, by 2025 59% of them are predicted to have spinal stenosis. (1) Many times your Juneau chiropractor can identify spinal stenosis with only a few questions and physical examination discoveries with no an MRI. Your Juneau chiropractor may use the MRI as a verifying test of the Juneau chiropractic clinical examination diagnosis previously made just by seeing you.
WHAT THE Juneau MRI SHOWS
In the event of a disc extrusion triggering spinal stenosis where the Juneau herniated disc leaks out of its outer bands and oozes into the spinal canal physically constricting and chemically inflaming the spinal nerve, an MRI revealing this often bodes well for the MRI’s patient. At one year later, whether managed with surgery or without, the back-related sciatica patient had less leg pain. In this case an MRI doesn’t help much in determining which patient would do better with early surgery or prolonged conservative care. (2) And the healing of these Juneau spinal stenosis related extrusions takes time and good, guided care like that from Aurora Chiropractic Center.
Understand that as rates for spinal surgery increase – ten times across the US – so too do the rates of advanced spinal imaging. In one study, cities with more MRIs have more spine surgeries (and spinal stenosis surgery specifically). (3) Know too that what a surgeon spots on MRI affects how he or she approaches the spinal back surgery for stenosis. He/She considers the extent and location of nerve compression as well as degenerative changes at adjacent levels. Experienced surgeons reached agreement more with each other’s interpretations of MRI images than less experienced surgeons. (1) Experienced chiropractors like yours at Aurora Chiropractic Center also are more skilled at picking up on Juneau spinal stenosis as the diagnosis.
WHAT TO DO FOR Juneau STENOSIS AND SCIATICA
Treat it actively. Do not rely on passive care like bed rest. That is old school care. Give it time. Participate in the active, conservative care your Juneau chiropractor shares with you for at least 6-8 weeks to witness some change because there’s no sure difference between surgical (though faster relief may come) and non-surgical care after a year or two. (4) Aurora Chiropractic Center 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 Juneau 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 required (if you have not had one done) or surgical or other care consultation becomes necessary.
CONTACT Aurora Chiropractic Center
Schedule a Juneau chiropractic appointment to visit your Juneau chiropractic back pain specialist about your Juneau back pain and sciatica to take the curiosity out of the question about MRI’s role in your Juneau back pain treatment plan.
