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Diagnostic Tests

Getting an Accurate Back Pain Diagnosis

Peer-Reviewed Article

Accurate back pain diagnosis relies on thorough assessments, including medical history, physical exams, imaging, and tests.

Physician examining a cervical spine xray

Overview

  • Patient and doctor reviewing CT images.

    Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan

  • Lumbar disc between L4 and L5.

    Lumbar Discogram Procedure

  • Physician examining a cervical spine xray

    Getting an Accurate Back Pain Diagnosis

  • Doctor standing in front of a board of CT scans.

    Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan with Myelogram

  • Doctor examining an X-ray of a patient's spine.

    X-Ray of the Spine

  • Closeup view of facet joint osteoarthritis

    Commonly Confused Terms In Diagnosing Spinal Pain

  • MRI Scan of the cervical spine

    MRI Scan of the Spine

  • Spinal Cord Stimulator placement showing controller, leads and generator.

    Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP)

  • MRI scan of the lumbar spine.

    Indications and Contraindications for an MRI Scan

  • Anterior view of the lumbar spine with a needle being injected into the disc space.

    Potential Side Effects and Risks of Discogram

  • Electromyography of the forearm.

    Electromyography (EMG)

  • Lumbar disc between L4 and L5.

    Lumbar Discography for Back Pain Diagnosis

  • Doctors examining x-rays scans.

    Introduction to Diagnostic Studies for Back and Neck Pain

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