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22 - Exploring the Complex Puzzle of Back Pain: Why MRIs Aren’t Always Enough and What Comes Next with Dr. Patrick Roth
In this episode of The Med-Legal Greenroom, your host Sam Frentzas interviews Dr. Patrick Roth, Founder of New Jersey Brain and Spine, about back pain diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Roth explains that MRI, while useful for nerve compression, definitively diagnoses back pain in only 50% of cases. He highlights additional tools like SPECT scans and flexion-extension X-rays for better accuracy. Dr. Roth introduces a three-tier pain framework covering the pain generator, bodily adaptations, and the brain's role. He emphasizes thorough patient evaluation, warns against specialty-driven treatment…
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