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With your doctor’s recommendation, exploring yoga as a remedy for low back pain is now easier than ever – giving you the ...

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According to the National Institutes of Health, 8.2% of American adults have chronic severe back pain. Sometimes, the pain ...

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Radiologists were able to reach "nearly perfect" diagnoses for lumbar spine MRIs if they ... 240 participants who did pre-MRI symptom questionnaires between May 2022 and February 2023. 2. Radiologists ...

Patients at Mass General complete a short symptom questionnaire prior to their lumbar spine MRI. They answer questions about the severity of their pain, where it is located, what makes it worse, and ...