My brother is in the same boat. He's in the army and hurt his neck. BUT he doesn't want to get an MRI because that could retire him!
Chances are though if you go with someone like Clavel, Pimenta, Dare, or even Beirstadt that it will work. I haven't heard anyone here have a bad outcome with any one of those docs. And we tend to be a very vocal lot. 
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Multiple traumas to spine starting age 13.
1st American to have 6 ADR's in one surgery. C3-4 - C/7, & L5-S1 - L3-4.
Surgery w/ Dr. Clavel, 3/18/13, M6.
Before surgery: severe spinal stenosis C5/C6 (cord "flattened" per stateside doc), + for Hoffman's & Babinsky's.
At time of surgery: 5 yrs MAX before ending up in wheelchair.
Clavel found L5-S1 partially fused. Had to cut it apart to put in M6.
Please excuse brevity - SEVERE carpel tunnel.
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