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Spine Health | Last Active: Aug 20, 2024 | Replies (28)

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Did you have MRIs of both lumbar and hips/pelvis recently and do you review the report details and not just the summary? Have you had functional MRI to see if you get symptoms/changes in joints with different movements? Have you had X-rays where you are not just standing facing/sideways but also bending forward and leaning backwards?

Have you had EMGs/nerve conduction studies done by a neurologist to check lower limb nerve health? Have you ever had a myelogram done to test nerve health in your spine/pelvis?

It sounds like the fall may have injured nerves/blood vessels/blood flow that may/may not show on the MRIs or the radiologists were mainly focused on spine/joints.

I had doctors miss things noted in my MRIs (like my neurologist and a separate spine/pain center doctor missed my 2019 cervical MRI showing spinal cord flattening…neither of them said a thing about the fact my spinal cord was being injured and required urgent surgery to prevent further damage). I question if some doctors actually look at the MRIs/reports/images.

Reading the details of the reports and comparing changes over the years might be helpful. Did you have MRIs all done at the same place? I had them done at different places over the years.

Have you been working with an orthopedic spine specialist? I saw a neurosurgeon who was not really helpful.

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Wow! So many questions. I don't know where to begin. I had an MRI on my lumbar spine in June. It ws sent to my Primary, Pain specialist here in Dover, and my new pain specialist. I had an EMG ordered by the new pain doc, reviewed by the neurologist who performed it. He is part of the team that my new pain doc runs. Nobody mentioned anything out of whack. I have had x-rays within the last year or two. Front. back, side, etc.

I don't know how closely any of them actually study the tests. I'm not a doctor (and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night). I had multiple MRIs over the past eight years as I mentioned. I think you have hit upon a key problem. These doctors don't seem to really know what they should order. Seems like I am frequently suggesting frugs or tests. Unfortunately, I don't know how to find a doc that will do a full-blown study on me to get to the bottom of my issues. The new pain doc seems to be on top of things. He gave me more information and hope than my pain doc in Dover. It is so frustrating! I feel as if I am just getting passed around from one to another. Anyway, I appreciate your feedback. I will look into this "functional MRI". Not familiar with it.