"...advanced imaging of the spine has a low yield of unexpected findings and an “alarmingly high” yield of irrelevant findings."
"...we also have to convince them that all the irrelevant findings (disc bulge, DDD, foraminal stenosis in no way associated with their complaints, etc) are not the problem and will not result in death, or worse, disability."
Thanks for posting that! So this is what PTs know and some are privately discussing.
There are so many false MRI findings that lead to PT and surgery. I wonder about my son's disc herniation found on an MRI too.
Last week I visited a friend and told her about my son's diagnosed disc herniation (by MRI).
She said she had knee pain and swelling for years. An MRI found a badly torn meniscus (sp?). The surgeon (a Canadian doctor) then went in to repair it and aborted the operation. He found that she had NO such tear or any other pathology that could be responsible for the pain. That was years ago.
I tried some TMS probing and found that she used to suffer from ulcers in her thirties and has most recently has been diagnosed with plantar fasciatis on both feet. Her knee pain/swelling continues as well.
She has now cancelled her trip to Europe because she is afraid she won't be able to walk. Very TMS in my opinion.
Negative impact of diagnostics on outcomes
Posted - 06/29/2009 : 09:46:17
