Also this is to tryinghard: we talked in one of my threads about a upright mri (seems very logical) especially with my symptoms and yours. Googled around and found that very few facilities in US. Closest I found was Maryland, I live in Connecticut. I also saw a few people who have had them say the main problem is the inability to stay still as opposed to lying down and if you think about it even without our low back pain when standing and even if medicated - trying to stay perfectly still for 30-45 minutes was like torture to the few who did it and the resulting films don't come out well (due to the movement). I think the standing units are much more common in Germany/Europe OF COURSE., they are afterall 25 years ahead of this country in spine care
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Bad fall on A$$, Feb 2001 ice hockey
Lami L4/L5 April 2001, L5/S1 Aug 2001
Severe dislocated coccyx (same fall)
Un-diagnosed til 09. (Cannot sit)
Low back pain mild until 2011 - pull started a generator from knees.
rhizotomy Nov 2011 - zilch
Facet joint inj. 18 mo. (no impact)
Can only stand/walk for approx. 30 min
21 hrs/day in bed
L3-5 Activ-Ls (April 2014) Dr Zeegers - walk every day, swim 3 x week. Pain free, no pain meds. Extremely pleased with my decision
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