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How heavy backpacks strain children’s spines - MRI study by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor strain and increased back pain, reports a study in the January 1, 2010 issue of Spine. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans show compression of the spinal discs and spinal curvature caused by typical...
It Is What It Is by Olivia Hernandez Patient Expert I have gone in and had full MRI's of my entire spine and brain. We do this to track my tumors. I want to explain exactly... my entire spine they couldn't count. Some were compressing the spinal cord as much as 80%. There was bone...
MRI by xoxomarebear Patient Expert this month. This one will look at her brain and spine, but also at her abdominal area to make sure...
here's something by Joan H. Patient Expert I'm pretty sure it's not supposed to look like that. After searching the web for images of cervical spine MRIs, I played radiologist by holding the films up to the sliding glass door, which gives...
here's something by Joan H. Patient Expert for images of cervical spine MRIs, I played radiologist by holding the films up to the sliding glass door, which gives the images a somewhat distracting background, but enables me to see them nonetheless...
MRIs not always helpful to address back pain by Shelley F. Healthy Living Professional According to recent guidelines outlined by the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society, doctors should not routinely order imaging or other diagnostic tests such as MRIs, CAT...
Waiting by Olivia Hernandez Patient Expert next month. When both my Mom and I were about age 9 we each developed a tumor in our T spine. In only 3 years...
Fixing Back Pain: There's Work To Do by Dr. Eric R. Healthy Living Professional on the 2nd page, when Richard Deyo was quoted, "When you do magnetic resonance imaging or computerized tomography scans of the spine, you sometimes see horrible things in normal people," Deyo says. One...
Nerves Tangle, and Back Pain Becomes a Toothache by thematrix777 Patient ExpertHealth Maven .” Several studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging have supported this hypothesis. Areas of the brain...
Nerves Tangle, and Back Pain Becomes a Toothache by thematrix777 Patient ExpertHealth Maven ." Several studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging have supported this hypothesis. Areas of the brain...

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In May I'm due to have a spine MRI.  I had a brain MRI which didn't show any lesions... experiencing a numb right hand pointing finger.   I have degenerative changes in my cervical spine with issues to the thoractic and lumbar spine too.  My ultrasounds were lost by a hospital about three years...crap

Does negative MRI's mean no MS?
  I have all the symptoms yet my brain MRI was clean. My Spine MRI showed 1 buldging disc at C4 & a disc protrusion at C5. No MS evidence. Dr.'s don't think my disc problem is relevant to my symptoms. I am awaiting a nuero consult in Oct. I also have a buldged disc at L5-S1 found a few months ago. I am 31...crap

Upper Body Nerve pain worsened by gravity's pull on my neck, and by use of any upper-body muscles
I try to be too active) my feet or lower legs, which increases with time when gravity pulls down on my spine at the lower...crap

more bad news
I was having mild PN like problems of late. My neurologist had ordered a spine MRI. The results were back today. Seems there were signs of motor nerve damage and some bulge.
Looks like I am having at least some immuno problems. Don't know what the HIV test will tell me. But at least, my 'symptoms...crap

Help! what should I do??
Been to 4 neuroglist . I had mris brain neck, spine.  evoked potentails spinal tap blood work all normal, Just giving me klonopin for stress.. I have numb sensations in legs, saddle area. muscle stiffness in the morning. muscle spasms. weakness. Had problem like this on and off since 1995...crap

Totally puzzled
Had mri brain/cervical/thoracic. White dots on brain they say are age related. On C spine (quite a few signals) they say could be fatty marrow or haemangiomas...can they tell difference between these and ms lesions?  I have all sorts of symptoms and am really puzzled now. Thankyou so much, Lucicrap

Why multiple MRI's are necessary??
Trying to make sense of what my Neuro expects...since he's not very forthcoming. I was just sent (& had done) my last MRI (brain). He has ordered 3 brain MRI's & one spine MRI.  What is he looking for?? Progression??   Also, why is the brain MRI being repeated? If internal lesions are present (external...crap

Straight Talk About MRI's
More and more people are sent for a special imaging test called the magnetic resonance image (MRI....   Ten years ago, when I saw the MRI image of my spine, I cried. I cried because I saw those two... injections. No matter how many MRI's were done on my spine, none of them would have changed what I needed...crap

What It's Like to Have an MRI
, you will be getting an MRI for one reason or another. How does it work? There is this big magnet see...and uh hmmm...how does it work? Good question! MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. It used to be called Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging about fifteen years ago but people got a little freaked out about the word "nuclear...crap

Disc Degeneration: What Is It?
in early childhood; but, even with a magnetic resonance image (MRI) which shows the discs very well...). These secondary problems are the reason an aging spine can go from being asymptomatic to having symptoms of pain... studied because this rapid change in the spine is highly likely to cause secondary problems. Recently, a team of researchers...crap