Tag Archives: MRI

Treating Hip Labrum Abnormality and Tears

Your recent MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan was read as a hip labrum abnormality, but this does not necessarily mean that you will have to undergo surgery.Many people with labrum tears and abnormalities show no symptoms whatsoever and are not impeded by the condition. The hip labrum is the ring of cartilage surrounding the hip […]

Back Pain and MRI Findings

Surprisingly, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results can actually interfere with proper diagnoses of orthopedic problems. Although the MRI is sensitive, it is not very specific. In fact, a tiny percentage of MRIs show zero abnormalities in an imaged body part—whether the person experiences any discomfort or not. For instance, approximately 40% of healthy patients show […]