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Spinal Stenosis MRI: Injury Medical Chiropractor

Spinal stenosis is when space somewhere along or within the spine begins to narrow, closing off the ability of normal/comfortable… Read More

August 29, 2022

When Chronic Back Pain Is Actually A Medical Condition

Back pain usually comes from lifting an object the wrong way or awkwardly moving the body, injuring the spinal structures… Read More

October 12, 2021

Spinal Imaging Back Pain Clinic Expectations

Chiropractors and spine specialists utilize spinal imaging through X-rays, MRIs, or CT scans to figure out what is causing back… Read More

August 4, 2021

Spinal Tap used to Diagnose, Administer Medicine, and Imaging Assistance

Most of us have heard the term spinal tap, or have seen it on a tv medical drama show. It… Read More

June 30, 2020

The Abdomen: Diagnostic Imaging Approach | El Paso, TX.

Diagnosis of the diseases of the abdomen can be classified into: Abnormalities of the gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, small &… Read More

December 31, 2018

Head Trauma and Other Intra-Cranial Pathology Imaging Approaches

Head Trauma: Skull Fractures SKULL FX: COMMON IN THE SETTINGS OF HEAD INJURIES. SKULL FX OFTEN POINT TO OTHER COMPLICATING… Read More

December 12, 2018

Wrist/Hand Arthritis and Trauma: Diagnostic Imaging | El Paso, TX.

Wrist & Hand Trauma Distal Radius & Ulnar Fractures (Colles, Smith's, Barton's, Chauffeur's, DiePunch)- complicated by 50% ulnar styloid Fx,… Read More

December 5, 2018

Ankle & Foot Diagnostic Imaging Arthritis & Trauma II| El Paso, TX.

Lisfranc Fracture-Dislocation M/C dislocation of the foot at tarsal-metatarsal articulation (Lisfranc joint). Direct impact or landing and plantar or dorsal… Read More

November 15, 2018

Ankle & Foot Diagnostic Imaging Arthritis & Trauma I | El Paso, TX.

Ankle Fractures 10% of all fractures. 2nd m/c following femoral neck Fx. Demographics: young active males and older osteoporotic femalesStable… Read More

November 13, 2018

Knee Arthritis: Diagnostic Imaging Approaches II | El Paso, TX.

Sagittal Fluid Sensitivity Sagittal Fluid Sensitive MR slice showing large synovial popliteal (Baker's) cyst (above top image) and large synovial… Read More

November 8, 2018

Knee Arthritis: Diagnostic Imaging Approaches I | El Paso, TX.

Degenerative Knee Arthritis Knee ArthritisKnee OA (arthrosis) is the m/c symptomatic OA with 240 cases per 100,000, 12.5% of people… Read More

November 6, 2018

Knee Complaints: Diagnostic Imaging Approach & Neoplasms

Bone Neoplasms Tumor-Like Conditions Bone neoplasms and tumor-like conditions affecting the knee can be benign or malignant. Age at Dx… Read More

November 2, 2018

Knee Pain & Acute Trauma Diagnosis Imaging Part II | El Paso, TX

Meniscal Tears Acute or chronic. Imaged with MRI (95% sensitivity & 81% specificity)Menisci are formed by a composition of radial… Read More

October 31, 2018

Knee Pain & Acute Trauma Diagnosis Imaging Part I | El Paso, TX

Tibial Plateau Fractures Impaction type fractures predominateResult from valgus or varus stress with or w/o axial loadingAssociated with periarticular soft… Read More

October 29, 2018

Spinal Infection Diagnostic Imaging Approach | El Paso, TX.

Pyogenic Spinal Infection aka Spondylodiscitis and vertebral osteomyelitis overall are relatively infrequent and may present with bimodal distribution: children and… Read More

October 25, 2018

Acute Pelvis & Hip Trauma Imaging Diagnosis Part II | El Paso, TX.

Hip Fractures Garden Classification (above) helps with Dx and correct management of patientsM/C Fx are subcapital (80%)Fxs differentiated as intra-capsular… Read More

October 17, 2018

Acute Pelvis & Hip Trauma Imaging Diagnosis Part I | El Paso, TX.

Pelvic Fractures Can Be Stable & Unstable Unstable Fx: a result of high energy trauma with >50% d/t MVA20% closed… Read More

October 16, 2018

Spinal Neoplasms Diagnostic Imaging Approach Part II

Summary NeoplasmsThe vast majority of clinically suspected bone Mets are found in the axial skeleton and proximal femurs/humeriRadiography is the… Read More

October 10, 2018

Spinal Neoplasms Diagnostic Imaging Approach Part I

Metastatic Bone Disease (aka Mets) or "Secondaries." Are the most common malignant bone neoplasms affecting the spine, aka spinal neoplasms… Read More

October 9, 2018