For patients with sciatica, MRI scans could be an unnecessary step in the treatment process if surgeons follow guidelines that advise the imaging before epidural steroid injections, according to a ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- There was disturbing news Friday, about the accuracy of MRI scans for back pain. A new study says the commonly prescribed exams and the doctors reading them may be getting ...

June 3, 2003 — Plain radiographs are as good as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for most patients with low back pain, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial published in the ...

People who get steroid injections to ease back pain do not need an MRI scan, which does little to help doctors assess and treat patients but adds significant costs, U.S. researchers said. Steroid ...

Oct. 15 -- WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Having easy access to MRI scans may be a bad thing for people with new-onset lower back pain, according to U.S. researchers. The analysis of 1998 ...

The extent of structural lesions seen on MRI of sacroiliac joints is higher in ... patients with chronic back pain (n = 47), women with ... reported being an owner of Joint Imaging BV.

Patients sent for imaging tests also have more surgery and injections ... MRI instead of physical therapy for low back pain leads to $4,793 higher price. ... Low back pain is incredibly common ...

Vertebrogenic Pain Diagnosis. If you’ve had back pain (even on and off) for more than 6 months and haven’t gotten better with treatment, your doctor may test you for vertebrogenic back pain.

Stephen Lea, 33, from Bootle, Merseyside, started to experience back pain last year and was given a devastating diagnosis ...