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Suggest Treatment For Severe Back Pain

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Posted on Tue, 9 May 2017
Question: Dr. XXXXXXX

Hello . I just had one more question for you . I've had a back pain for the

past three weeks . I wanted to make sure it was not a fracture in my back

Do you think I should ask my doctor for an MRI or for an X-ray to see ?
Which is the most effective ?

Thank you for your time .
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Answered by Dr. Chander Mohan Singh (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
MRI scan.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for the query my friend.

You should ask your orthopedic surgeon to do your clinical examination, he will automatically advise you MRI scan of back, where the pain is present.

Remember MRI scan will tell about everything like vertebrae, inter-vertebral disc, surrounding soft tissue, compression of nerves if any, etc in detail.

Where as xray only tell tells about the fracture but it does not tells about the geometry of fracture which is more important for orthopedic surgeon, to decide for the treatment.

I hope you got the point.

Thanks,

Dr.CHANDER XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Back Pain

Brief Answer: MRI scan. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for the query my friend. You should ask your orthopedic surgeon to do your clinical examination, he will automatically advise you MRI scan of back, where the pain is present. Remember MRI scan will tell about everything like vertebrae, inter-vertebral disc, surrounding soft tissue, compression of nerves if any, etc in detail. Where as xray only tell tells about the fracture but it does not tells about the geometry of fracture which is more important for orthopedic surgeon, to decide for the treatment. I hope you got the point. Thanks, Dr.CHANDER XXXXXXX XXXXXXX