Normal X-rays Don’t Always Mean a Normal Knee X-rays mainly show bones and joint alignment. Many common knee problems involve cartilage, ligaments, tendons, or soft tissues, which are invisible on X-ray. When pain persists, MRI is often the next st...
Read More >Tailbone Pain Is Small in Area—but Big in Impact Tailbone (coccyx) pain can be deceptively disruptive. Even short periods of sitting can become uncomfortable, and recovery is often slow when the underlying cause isn’t clear. Because many coccyx p...
Read More >Why Back Pain Can Persist After an Injury After a fall, accident, or sudden strain, X-rays may look normal—yet pain continues. This is because many post-injury problems involve discs, ligaments, soft tissues, or nerves, which X-rays cannot show. MR...
Read More >Spinal Stenosis Often Shows Up When You Start Walking Spinal stenosis is a condition where the spinal canal or nerve exit spaces narrow, commonly in the lower back. Many patients only notice symptoms when they walk or stand for a period of time. Beca...
Read More >Normal X-rays Don’t Always Mean a Normal Spine Many patients in Singapore are told their back X-rays look “normal,” yet the pain continues. This is because X-rays mainly show bones and alignment—not discs, nerves, ligaments, or soft tissues. ...
Read More >Mid-Back Pain Is Less Common — Which Is Exactly Why MRI Matters Thoracic (mid-back) pain occurs less often than neck or lower-back pain. When it persists or behaves unusually, clinicians are typically more cautious because important neural structur...
Read More >Cervical Disc Prolapse Is More Than “Just Neck Pain” A cervical disc prolapse (disc herniation in the neck) can irritate or compress nerves—or, in some cases, the spinal cord—leading to arm symptoms that don’t show up on X-rays. MRI is ofte...
Read More >Neck Pain Is Common — MRI Helps Identify the Real Cause Neck pain affects many adults in Singapore, especially those with long desk hours, frequent screen use, or prior injuries. While many cases are muscular and settle with time, some neck pain si...
Read More >Sciatica Is a Symptom — MRI Helps Find the Cause Sciatica refers to pain that travels from the lower back down the buttock and leg. While it is often blamed on a slipped disc, there are multiple possible causes, and MRI is usually required to ident...
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