Majority of MRIs for back pain not needed or of questionable value: study Victoria Times Colonist TORONTO - Fewer than half of MRIs ordered to look for the cause of lower back pain are appropriate uses of the imaging machines, a new Canadian study suggests. In fact, only about 44 per cent of MRIs ordered for the lumbar spine were appropriate, the ... and more » |
The sciatic nerve is the largest single nerve in the body. It starts in the lower spine and runs down the back of each leg. This nerve controls the muscles of the back of the knee and lower leg and provides sensation to the back of the thigh, part of the lower leg, and the [...]
Fernando Alonso says he has battled headaches and back pain since his Abu Dhabi incident ... "I've had more impossible podiums than this in the past, but I don't think it's fair to think of the podium because we are starting in sixth position."
Epidural steroid treatments -- injections into the joint spaces of the spine -- have been used to treat back pain for a half-century, but consistent guidelines for their use are nonexistent, according to the new study, which was published Nov. 13 in the ...
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