How can the cause of back pain be pinpointed?
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Johns Hopkins Medicine answered:Neurosurgeons can pinpoint what’s generating the pain via clinical exams, patient history, and imaging techniques. Advances in MRI are making those identifications more accurate than ever.
Neurosurgeons can pinpoint what’s generating the pain via clinical exams, patient history, and imaging techniques. Advances in MRI are making those identifications more accurate than ever. More -
Dr. Samuel Cho of The Mount Sinai Medical Center answered:Back pain is common and most episodes of back pain are temporary. However, if there is persistent back pain, it may be necessary to seek medical advice. A thorough history and physical examination performed by a spine specialist can often pinpoint the cause of back pain. Radiographic images such as x-rays, MRI, and sometimes CAT scan with dye injected into the sack of fluid surrounding the spinal cord and nerves can be very helpful with the diagnosis.
Back pain is common and most episodes of back pain are temporary. However, if there is persistent back pain, it may be necessary to seek medical advice. A thorough history and physical examination performed by a spine specialist can often pinpoint... More
