| Many people are confused by the findings of a CT or | | | | 'torn disc'. But what confuses many people is that it is |
| MRI scan when it comes to their lower back. | | | | generally not your 'disc' that is the cause of your low |
| Whenever you suffer a lower back injury, it is | | | | back pain. Sciatic nerve pain, muscle aches and back |
| common for your Doctor to send you for an x-ray, or | | | | spasms are generally the result of chemical nerve |
| CT or MRI to get a clearer picture of what's happening | | | | irritations and muscle trigger points. |
| in your lower back. But does this help at all? Do MRI | | | | In fact, at the age of 60, the average person will have |
| and CT scans help address your back pain, aches and | | | | at least 3 disc bulges in their back. So does that mean |
| spasms? | | | | that the average person is crippled by back pain, |
| Did you know that having an x-ray of your lumbar | | | | aches and spasms at 60? Of course not. Because like |
| spine after a back injury will actually increase the | | | | everyone else, whilst they have disc bulges, they are |
| length of your rehabilitation time, not shorten it? So why | | | | not causing them any back pain or muscle aches or |
| is this? The main reason is that the actual reason for | | | | spasms. Unfortunately, many people are unaware of |
| your lower back pain, ache or spasm is generally not | | | | this fact, and when being told that they have disc |
| able to be picked up by any current scanning | | | | bulging are led to believe that they are destined to |
| techniques. Sow whilst your Doctor will send you off | | | | suffer crippling lower back pain and back spasms for |
| to have an MRI or x-ray, you only become confused | | | | the rest of their life. |
| or worried by what is showing up in the scans. | | | | The good news is that this isn't true, and you can still |
| For many people, after have an MRI or CT scan they | | | | lead a normal, active and pain free lifestyle with bulging |
| will be told the have a 'disc bulge', 'slipped disc' or a | | | | discs in your lower back. |