Are MRI Scans Always Helpful in the Diagnosis of Low Back Pain? | Expert Physio Reviews the Evidence

[@idaornstein1305]

Well explained. Thank you! I’m due to have an MRI on my lower back as I suffer from sciatica pain and now begin to wonder as my orthopedist insists I get one. Despite your emphasis that your video is only for educational purposes, it also conveyed fair warning in a most logical way. I am very grateful.

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Thank you for your kind words Ida Wishing you all the very best

[@MaryKelly-ji8ve]

Do excerzies for siaactia do stretches you will be amazed how quick the pain goes

[@dw7859]

It’s taken me 10years of pain in my back to then be offered a mri if i pay for it

[@Cla-p5u]

My physio told me dont need a mri scan, now my back pain has got gradually worse, i sweat and get nauseous with the pain, safe to say my doc has reffered me for a scan that im having today, if you feel you need a scan ADVOCATE for yourself

[@AG-wt8xk]

This video gave me some hope, absolutely fantastic work. Would love to participate in some research on lower back pain if ever needed.

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Thank you so much! 🙏🏼

[@td2636]

I want my wife to get an MRI because it might help get to root cause of a long standing reoccurring lumber region sharp pain .She has seen a number of chiropractors and physios over the last 15 years with no real solution. Although they have never recommended an MRI I just feel that it will throw a lot more light on the root cause and also confirm overall stability and health of the spine and lumbar region.But thank you for adding a more objective perspective on the value of MRI 🙏👍

[@cassie8844]

my doctor told me i didnt need to do an mri and i just needed to workout but my spine hurts so much and exercise doesnt help at all, i feel like its making it worse. if i sit for 5 minutes it hurts, if i stand up for 5 minutes it hurts, if i run it hurts, if i walk for 5 minutes it hurts, whatever i do it hurts and just because im young i dont want others to ignore my back problems in case theres sth serious but they dont believe me, my lower back is literally not functional

[@ClinicalPhysio]

So sorry to hear you are having such a tough time Cassie, wishing you all the best

[@ayushisingh5560]

Same happen with me

[@soumensahu2641]

Same is happening with me

[@cassie8844]

so what will you do @@soumensahu2641

[@bmarchbanks7661]

My random pain is very similar happened after my last pregnancy! Never had pain in my life with any body parts now all of a sudden my low back is painful? I’m doing chiro and physical it’s still hurts!

[@rasikarane02]

Gold Standard information as usual.. thank you Khalid x

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Thank YOU so much Rasika!

[@chrissytutor]

I'm curious if the reason the mri lead to worse outcomes could instead be due to a different reason. What if the reason the patients who get the MRI have worse results is more due to the process and feeling defeated or discouraged? For example, my doctor told me they almost always can't get insurance to cover lumbar MRIs without very specific symptoms. Most of the time patients have to either fight or pay out of pocket to get the scan done. Then if they are assigned physical therapy they might go a few times, pay the copay, and afterward their back is even more sore than it was before. So now they are in pain, and have paid for it. Without the MRI the patient would not know for sure what was going on and would be more likely to go to physio therapy and pay a copay. With all the personalised attention they get it has a natural depression relieving effect much the way clinical studies show better outcomes vs observations of anecdotal or statisticaly created data.

[@uchihaitachi6446]

Hi. Let's say that X ray finding of lumbar spine is L4L5 and L5S1 herniations. If i do an MRI, could i find otherwise? For example ONLY L4L5 or nothing at all?

[@jaypeck253]

I've got a blown out lumber in l4 had mri and seemed nothing was wrong so moved onto a pet scan and now set for surgery mri doesn't always help

[@jtcber]

What about ultrasound or CT scan?

[@rouisaek]

I have a lower back-pain for 7 years now in constant pain!!! The cause is muscle strain in the lombaire muscle due to a wrong move while working out.

[@rashmeettalujapursuitofkno8413]

Hey, so I'm facing the exact same issue. What are the things that help you soothe the pain?

[@sarmitma]

@rouisaek I am diagnosed of recurrent lumbar strain after I hurt my low back due to wrong move when stretching after got massage treatment. Now I'm still healing it with physiotherapy

[@rouisaek]

@@rashmeettalujapursuitofkno8413 sry for late response. Well I fixed the issue by starting working out again. I worked the glute muscles so they can support the lombaire muscle. And I started gently till the pain went away. I hope you will become okay 🙏🏻

[@rouisaek]

@@sarmitma I find out that this pain start again when ever i stop working out, I don't know why? So I just started working out but I don't do stretching

[@gregmcdermott6522]

I’m a chiropractor and I agree with you totally….

[@littlefishiesinthese]

My physio and doctor didn’t advise me to get an MRI on my lower back until I was well into treatment for lower back / sciatica pain but not making a lot of progress. Turns out a bone spur was to blame! My physio saw the scan and simply said “oh good, so it wasn’t because I was doing a bad job with your treatment or anything” lol

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Wishing you all the best

[@jessicazheng8750]

Very well explained!

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Thank you so much!

[@WahitoWangare]

I need it for lumber pain

[@hiteshchand]

Great advice

[@bzboi]

SO I HAD A MRI and shows my back is fine but i fell on m,y back after and they are still telling me nothing seems wrong

[@gotyou8226]

I tried decompression stretching etc and nothing has helped at all. Went for mri last week so just waiting for results.

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Sorry to hear that - wishing you all the best

[@DanielSmith-fm4fs]

What what’s your result ? I also need an mri maybe

[@Leo-xp5ox]

Thank you for your great information

[@ClinicalPhysio]

You are very welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@godx7372]

I have back pain my doctor recommend to consume shelcal Xt (calcium tablets) How much time it will take to cure my back pain and my xray report of back is all good what to do pls reply

[@unknowncolored999]

Been dealing with left leg pain for months and MRI came negative lost rn

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Wishing you all the very best 🙏🏼

[@actionmania.7548]

Hey bro do get relief?

[@Mishirahim]

Sir today I did my MRI as I'm suffering from low back pain and also hip joint pain .I'm suffering from IBS D for last 7 months but dr . Didn't ask me about my tummy (intestine).How diarrhoea can effect lower back pain or how it cause hip joint pain ????is there any treatment without medicine????

[@ClinicalPhysio]

So the consideration for back pain with IBS is whether or not there is a link between the two for example axial spondyloarthropathy… but of course please be sure to discuss this with your Dr if you are concerned!

[@Mishirahim]

Thank you so much sir I concerned with my Dr. And he told me that my nerves are compressed that's why you feel pain in lower back and hip joint He also prescribed me some medicines that will release my Nerves soon

[@jameelkhan3934]

I am having numbness and tingling on the lateral side of my thigh left is greater than right. It does not pass my knees only outer thigh. My chiropractor told me is coming from my L5S1. This numbness is annoying. When I stand for a while or even walk in short distance the lateral thigh gets numb. Please advise.

[@morrybo12]

Chiropractors don't hold a medical doctor (MD) degrees. I personally go to a spine specialist

[@lokesh3428]

Who is spine specialist ortho. Or any MD or neurologist?

[@nedbressler3234]

I agree, mri seems ok, but pain for years that came out of blue with injury, got leg stuff too and say not the back, it’s a snapshot

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Hope you are doing ok with your symptoms 🙏🏼

[@PTSara-gk4qg]

Very helpful 👏

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Thank you so much!

[@MrBmxer41]

What can a Mri see that a CT and Bone scan can't see. Also is it responsible to diagnose someone especially a male with fibromyalgia if they haven't got an Mri and haven't ruled everything out?

[@rosamackenzie2368]

Amazing video !! Could I please request a video on myotomes, dermatomes, reflexes and straight leg raise (key things you do on a lower back assessment) - sometimes it can get confusing trying to fit all the findings to one clinical picture !?

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Hi Rosa! Thank you so much! Yes we have all of these videos already! Just search “clinical physio myotomes” or “clinical physio dermatomes” and our videos will come up. We have detailed KZbin videos on everything in MSK! We have specific playlists of these on our KZbin channel if you wanted to check them out

[@kansiimebeata9311]

Am in pain yet the mir scan shows negative results. Yet the x-ray shows a discompating lumbar.

[@ClinicalPhysio]

So sorry to hear you are in pain, wishing you all the best

[@uchihaitachi6446]

What d u mean by discompating?

[@vasileiospetropoulos2046]

Another outstanding video m

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Thank you so much!

[@grantwilding376]

Positive mental attitude is coming up more and more as a valuable resource when it comes to 'fixing people'. Thank you Khalid, great video as per usual. Will try to make some of the events on Saturday but not looking likely 😫

[@ClinicalPhysio]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Thank you so much Grant! Hope you can enjoy as much as you can!

[@rajatchawla9881]

I have lower back pain but my neck also pains and left hand also pains so the reason is back pain ? Please reply

[@AnandAnand-lz2ux]

MRI scans price pls

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Sorry we do not offer MRI scans

[@blackvikingthrone]

It’s almost as if you didn’t watch the video. 😅

[@AmitSingh-oi3ns]

God bless you 😢 @anand

[@jlo5134]

"Don't get an MRI, just give me all your money and I'll make you do physical theray!"

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Well physiotherapy here in the UK in the NHS is free so that certainly isn’t my strategy!

[@Sheilzdarlingz]

I went to MRI today. im mixed emotions about my results

[@life-mm5do]

I couldn't agree more!

[@ClinicalPhysio]

🙌🏼

[@plex4718]

No, patients are already in pain and fed up of being fobbed off. I’m not afraid of scary words, thanks. I find your video very patronising.

[@Chizaram56]

No wonder I did a CT Scan and the doctors could not detect anything and still I was still in pain 😒 SMH

[@ClinicalPhysio]

🙏🏼 wishing you health and happiness

[@MR.SKANDAL0121]

They definitely miss things all the time I've had enough MRI Scans to know by now

[@ClinicalPhysio]

🙏🏼

[@circleview21]

V informative

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Thank you!

[@a.p.1090]

Those people that they tested who don’t have back pain they could’ve fell on their back many times they could’ve been playing sports. There’s many injuries that could’ve happened and they never did anything about it. That’s why you’re saying problems with their back. But nobody thought about that or put that into play. Some people have injuries and did not get a chance to take care of themselves when the injury occurred or could’ve happened when they were younger. So many people fall and get right back up and say oh I’m OK but you’re not OK every time you fall you’re not OK.

[@SloopyDog]

MRI reports are only as good as the Specialists who read the scan.

[@user-yr1uq1qe6y]

It's about ruling things out and covering their butts in the US.

[@willsoonmarc8711]

Be careful with an MRI around your Kidneys.I got one done for a knee dislocation.I never got all the way in the machine.Woke up the next day and could not get uo out of the bed.It wasn't my knee keeping me in bed either.I felt a sharp sensation from my Kidneys up my spine.I know most will not believe me but im telling you the whole truth.

[@nancyyoung9785]

In other words, the pain in your back is all in your head.

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Definitely not

[@cyndimanka]

I didn’t say I needed an MRI my doctor did

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Hope you are doing ok!

[@GabrielNiedziela]

I'm confused.. I like the ending and the summary of the video, but before that it's like 5 minutes of saying why I should not use one of the most advanced machine in XXI century on this planet to check my body and why it's crap. I could name that video - 47 reasons you don't need a MRI. It's almost like you are working for a public hospital and doing your best to discourage as many people as possible so they don't ask for a 'free' MRI. Putting statistic and out of context research are very manipulating. Different interpretation of MRI and focusing od different spots on the image could have nothing to do with how you feel. I don't know if the old lady was feeling very bad, or she was more or less ok all the the time, or she was getting better, or she was having some heavy medicines and professional exercises during that 3-week period etc etc. out of context, just to prove some point. Besides that, as a physiotherapist, you know you can do miracles after few days of well done sessions and home exercises. 10MRIs in 21days does not sound like same image for me in general to be honest. RTG image of my broken hand will be for sure different every week as well as my MRI back after resting, exercising or making everything even worse. It's obvious that you don't go for a MRI every month just because, but I found that video as a tool to make me argue with a general sense of using MRI.

[@lolipopyoutubekanaal4346]

From Amsterdam 🌎🌎🌎🌎❤️❤️❤️🙏🤲🌎🌎🌎

[@ClinicalPhysio]

Thank you so much!

[@claychandler3468]

Good information. But, No positive findings then what T hell good is it? You need a picture to get an idea.

[@ClinicalPhysio]

EXACTLY!!!! Because the picture may not give any positive findings… or worse gives you a finding that you think is positive but is actually negative!!!