Satterwhite Chiropractic Questions The Curiosity of MRIs
MRI. What does it do for Oxford back pain and related leg pain? That is a curious question. Diagnosing Oxford lumbar spinal stenosis doesn’t always need an MRI for a clear diagnosis. MRI images can be enlightening…and demanding of clinical tests to verify what those images really mean. An MRI is a familiar test to many Oxford chiropractic patients wanting Oxford back pain relief, but the MRI’s arranging and results require careful thought as to when they’re taken and what they really imply for the chiropractic care of spinal stenosis at Satterwhite Chiropractic.
HOW TO DIAGNOSE Oxford STENOSIS
Spinal stenosis is a normal condition and the most common indicator for spinal back surgery in the over-65 age group. With the growth of this group, by 2025 59% of them are predicted to have spinal stenosis. (1) Often your Oxford chiropractor can diagnose spinal stenosis with only a few questions and physical examination discoveries without an MRI. Your Oxford chiropractor may order an MRI as a verifying test of the Oxford chiropractic clinical examination diagnosis already made just by examining you.
WHAT THE Oxford MRI SHOWS
In the event of a disc extrusion causing spinal stenosis where the Oxford herniated disc escapes its outer bands and seeps out into the spinal canal physically constricting and chemically irritating the spinal nerve, an MRI revealing this often bodes well for the MRI’s owner. 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 Oxford spinal stenosis related extrusions takes time and good, guided care like that from Satterwhite Chiropractic.
Understand that as rates for spinal surgery increase – ten times across the US – so too do the rates of advanced spinal imaging. In a study, areas with more MRIs saw more spine surgeries (and spinal stenosis surgery exactly). (3) Understand too that what a surgeon notices on MRI affects how he or she manages the spinal back surgery for stenosis. He/She studies the extent and location of nerve compression and 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 Satterwhite Chiropractic also are more skilled at recognizing Oxford spinal stenosis as the diagnosis.
WHAT TO DO FOR Oxford STENOSIS AND SCIATICA
Treat it actively. Don’t depend on passive care like bed rest. That’s old school care. Give it time. Participate in the active, conservative care your Oxford chiropractor shares with you for at least 6-8 weeks to see some change because there is no clear difference between surgical (though faster relief may come) and non-surgical care after a year or two. (4) Satterwhite Chiropractic 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 Oxford 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 have not had one done) or surgical or other care consultation turns out to be necessary.
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
Schedule a Oxford chiropractic appointment to visit your Oxford chiropractic back pain specialist about your Oxford back pain and sciatica to take the curiosity out of the question about MRI’s role in your Oxford back pain treatment plan.
