Back MRI: Got Any Red Flags With Your Back Pain?

Will an MRI help find the cause of your back pain – IF you have no ‘Red Flags?’

Surprisingly, the answer is a qualified “No.”

A recent review in Lancet, covering the randomized clinical studies on MRI for back pain found no benefit to routine x-rays, MRIs or CAT scans in people with back pain.

Unless you’ve got [...]

Is Finding the ‘Cause’ of Low Back Pain a Myth?

The search for an anatomic or structural cause of the back pain FAILS in 80-90% of cases…Why wait for pain-relief? With the new approaches – hours-days [...]

What Do You Do For Burning Side Back Pain?

If cold therapy and extra-strength acetaminophen (Tylenol) don’t give you enough pain control, it’s time to bring out the ‘Big Guns.’ In 2010, there are some new clinically-tested approaches that give faster, better, safer back [...]