When I go about diagnosing a condition, it’s usually a systematic approach. First of all, assessing and talking to the patient. A lot of patients, you walk out into the room, you can tell exactly what’s wrong with them because certain patients with certain herniated discs will sit in very distinct ways. And you know, from the doorway that they have a herniated disc.
Usually the history gives you a good sense of what’s bothering the patient and where the source of the problem is. The valuation can assess beyond the physical exam, to different x-rays, CT scans, and ultimately, of course, probably the single best test as an MRI by.