Why You Might Need An MRI After Visiting A Chiropractor SE Portland, Oregon

By Bob Albert Lewis


Any time you have been injured in an accident, whether it is an auto accident or an on the job injury, you need to seek medical attention as soon as possible. This typically includes a chiropractor SE Portland, but can often mean seeing two or three doctors that will help treat the injury. Many tests, including an MRI may be ordered to know exactly what is damaged. This should be ordered by the attending doctor and is usually done in a hospital or other health care center.

One of the most common complaints of pain and inflammation comes from damaged nerves. If there is pain, there is damage. To be able to treat the pain, a doctor must be able to see what is damaged and determine how to treat it. Nerve damage is often the cause of pain, numbness and tingling throughout many parts of the body therefore it is necessary to know what nerves are impaired.

To state this another way, if any sensory or motor aberration radiating around your flanks or in your limbs (including foot drop, aberrant reflexes, and hyperesthesia (abnormal physical sensitivity, especially of the skin), a physician can schedule an MRI to find out if there are any space occupying lesions caused by an injury or accident that might affect your type of care. If the nerves are damaged severely enough, it may require other medical procedures to correct.

An example of a common time to get an MRI is when the patient is suspected of having a herniated disc. This is when a disc located in the spine becomes swollen, pinched, or cracked to the point where it bulges. It often causes a major part of the pain that the patient experiences and can be difficult to treat.

If the damage is severe enough, they will often work with doctors that specialize in different fields. Most often, the opinion of a neurologist, an orthopedic physician and sometimes even a surgeon, will help the chiropractor make a plan. This plan is based on the best way to help the patient.

Chiropractic practice usually accepts all work insurance and auto insurance coverage, so money shouldn't be a factor. The majority of policies will cover chiropractic care, so you can be sure that your exam will be thorough and that wise recommendations regarding how severe your injuries are and whether an MRI is necessary can be made efficiently.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment