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Originally Posted by TheSutterDynasty
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. |
I am all for physio. But I said that if people are seeing a physio with
little results, then I recommend just paying for a private MRI rather than continuing with physio for an entire year waiting to get a public MRI.
I saw a physio on and off over 4 years, with my symptoms only getting worse each year and the rate of going to physio increasing each year. I was seeing a physio twice a week for 8 months straight. In the fourth year I finally just paid for the MRI and saved thousands of dollars that I would have continued to spend on physio while waiting for a public MRI.
In many cases, physios can correct the problem. Its the other cases where physio helps but not as much as one would hope, such as in my case. In the end I learned that physio had little to no help in solving my condition.