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Originally Posted by meanmachine13
My recommendation for anyone on the wait list for an MRI that is also seeing a physio/chiro on a regular basis, with limited results, would be to pay for the private MRI.
I was going to physio 2 - 3 times a week at a cost of roughly $65/session = $130 - $195 a week. Over a year that is basically $10,000 in physio expenses.
My MRI cost me $1300 (I had 2 sections of my body done, so it was twice the price). It determined that my pain wasnt actually something that could be fixed through physio. While it cost me $1300 upfront, it save me almost $9000 in physio expenses in the long run.
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Sorry to burst your bubble, but this is the exact opposite as to what the literature says.
Take a peak at this:
http://annals.org/article.aspx?volume=154&page=181
From a physio standpoint, MRI results (in most cases) are totally irrelevant as they show many asymptomatic changes, and oftentimes low back pain can't be concretely diagnosed (which I'm sure is frustrating as a patient).
So my advice to anyone with low back pain is to find a GOOD physio. I'm sure this is frustrating as there are a lot of bad ones, but with proper education and spine stabilization, most back pain is gone within 6 weeks.
Here's an example:
http://www.beantownphysio.com/pt-tip...stability.html. You can start with those 3 exercises (McGill crunches, bird dog, side bridge), but I highly recommend visiting a PT to get the form down - they can also do a lot for adjunct treatment.
Also: good PTs tend to give you a lot of home exercise and only see you once every 2 - 3 WEEKS.