Doctors can use MRI to examine a person’s lower spine, lumbar region, and surrounding tissues. MRI of the spine can show spinal alignment, lumbar disk herniation, inflammation, and more.

Hawaii had the lowest rate of lumbar spine MRIs performed for lower back pain between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data released Feb. 19.  CMS measures the percentage of lumbar ...

Knowing a patient's symptoms helps radiologists in lumbar spine MRI interpretation and diagnosis, according to a study published today in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North ...

While MRI use has increased most over the past decades (more than 300% from 1994-2005), its use in low back pain (LBP) management can be associated with added costs and increased surgical ...

Researchers invite healthy volunteers (age between 18 and 40) to participate in a brain physiology MRI study using a dedicated 3T scanner at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. The 45-minute session ...

Rays Often Enough for Back Pain Diagnosis: Study FindsA new study from researchers at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian ...

Objectives Lumbar bone stress injury (‘bone stress injury’) is common in junior fast bowlers. The repetitive loading of cricket fast bowling may cause bone marrow oedema (BMO), detectable on MRI, ...

Comparison of preinjury and postinjury MRI can objectively determine what ... in the anatomy and biomechanics of the cervical and lumbar spine. The psychologic aspects of chronic pain are similar ...

The key is smart, balanced training — focused on core stability, upper and lower extremity strength training, rest, and ...