OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Questions The Curiosity of MRIs
MRI. What does it do for McHenry back pain and related leg pain? That’s a intriguing question. Diagnosing McHenry lumbar spinal stenosis does not always require an MRI for a clear diagnosis. MRI images can be revealing…and demanding of clinical tests to ascertain what those images really signify. An MRI is a familiar procedure to a lot of McHenry chiropractic patients wanting McHenry back pain relief, but the MRI’s timing and results need cautious consideration as to when they’re taken and what they really mean for the chiropractic care of spinal stenosis at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic.
HOW TO DIAGNOSE McHenry STENOSIS
Spinal stenosis is a normal condition and the most usual indicator for spinal back surgery in the over-65 age group. With the expansion of this group, by 2025 59% of them are expected to have spinal stenosis. (1) Many times your McHenry chiropractor can identify spinal stenosis with only a few questions and physical examination results without an MRI. Your McHenry chiropractor may use the MRI as a verifying test of the McHenry chiropractic clinical examination diagnosis previously made just by seeing you.
WHAT THE McHenry MRI SHOWS
In the case of a disc extrusion causing spinal stenosis where the McHenry herniated disc escapes its outer bands and oozes into the spinal canal physically compressing and chemically inflaming the spinal nerve, an MRI showing this often bodes well for the MRI’s owner. 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 influencing which patient would do better with quicker surgery or long conservative care. (2) And the healing of these McHenry spinal stenosis related extrusions takes time and good, guided care like that from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic.
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 saw more spine surgeries (and spinal stenosis surgery exactly). (3) Understand too that what a surgeon notices on MRI influences how he or she handles 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 OrthoIllinois Chiropractic also are more adept at recognizing McHenry spinal stenosis as the diagnosis.
WHAT TO DO FOR McHenry 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 McHenry chiropractor shares with you for at least 6-8 weeks to see 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) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic utilizes 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 McHenry spinal stenosis and back pain relief care. The 50% Rule guides treatment frequency and treatment progress as well as decision-making as to when/if an MRI is necessary (if you’ve not had one taken) or surgical or other care consultation turns out to be necessary.
CONTACT OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
Schedule a McHenry chiropractic appointment to see your McHenry chiropractic back pain specialist about your McHenry back pain and sciatica to take the curiosity out of the question about MRI’s role in your McHenry back pain treatment plan.
