For lumbar pain, these tests need to be done

Discogenic low back pain is one of the types of low back pain. People need to undergo a series of examinations before diagnosing the disease. The following three major examinations are what need to be done before diagnosing the disease.

1. CT examination:

It can clearly show the bone growth at the anterior and posterior edges of the vertebral body, the location and degree of compression of the dura mater sac, spinal cord, and nerve roots, measure the anterior-posterior and transverse diameters of the spinal canal, and understand whether the intervertebral foramen and transverse process foramen are narrowed, whether the vertebral lamina is thickened, etc.

2. Take X-rays:

It is a routine examination for patients with low back pain. Generally, AP, lateral and left and right oblique films are required. If necessary, lateral films with the neck in flexion and extension are also required. AP films may show narrowing of the intervertebral space, bone hyperplasia of the vertebral joints, and thickening of the pedicles. Lateral films may reveal the disappearance of the physiological protrusion of the cervical spine, the formation of bony lips at the anterior and posterior edges of the vertebral body, narrowing of the intervertebral space and narrowing of the spinal canal. Oblique films can determine the condition of the intervertebral foramen.

3. Magnetic resonance:

It can clearly show the posterior protrusion of the intervertebral disc tissue, the compression of the dura mater sac and spinal cord, whether there is venous return obstruction or compression, and whether there are cystic lesions in the local spinal cord.