spine pain diagnosis

How Is Spinal Stenosis Diagnosed: A Clinical Guide

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A patient's legs begin aching after a short walk. Sitting brings relief, but standing in a queue or walking through a shop quickly brings the symptoms back. An MRI may then show a narrowed spinal canal, yet that finding alone doesn't answer the most important question: is the narrowing causing the symptoms? That distinction sits … Read more

Medial Branch Block Procedure: What to Expect and Why It

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A patient may arrive at a pain clinic after months of neck or low back pain, normal-looking days interrupted by sharp flares, and little improvement from exercise, medication, or other conservative care. Imaging may show several age-related changes, but it often can't identify which finding is generating the pain. That uncertainty is where a medial … Read more