The questions you didn’t get time to ask.
Plain-language, clinician-reviewed answers to the questions that come after the appointment — about scans, diagnoses, pain and recovery for knee, back, neck, shoulder and ankle problems.
Neck / Understanding Your Symptoms
Neck Pain: What It Usually Means and What to Ask
Why most neck pain settles, what stiffness, headaches and arm symptoms can point to, when to seek review sooner, and how to prepare for the conversation.
INFRMD Clinical Team7 min read
Read articleShoulder / Understanding Your Diagnosis
Shoulder Pain: Rotator Cuff, Impingement and What the Words Mean
Plain-language explanations of the terms used about shoulders, why a scan finding is not automatically the cause, and what usually helps first.
INFRMD Clinical Team8 min read
Read articleAnkle / Understanding Your Injury
Ankle Sprains and Ongoing Ankle Pain: What to Expect
How ankle sprains normally recover, why some stay sore or unstable, when an X-ray is genuinely indicated, and what good rehabilitation looks like.
INFRMD Clinical Team7 min read
Read articleKnee Health / Research Explained
The 10-Year FIDELITY Study: What Does It Really Tell Us About Knee Arthroscopy?
If you've been told that you have a meniscus tear, does that automatically mean you need surgery? A 10-year clinical trial provides some important answers.
INFRMD Clinical Team8 min read
Read articleLower Back Pain / Understanding Your Scan
Imaging for Lower Back Pain: Do I Need an MRI?
When a scan is genuinely useful, why it isn't routine for most lower back pain, and why MRI findings only make sense alongside your symptoms and examination.
INFRMD Clinical Team9 min read
Read articleLower Back Pain / Understanding Your Options
How Should Lower Back Pain Be Managed?
A plain-language, evidence-informed overview of what actually helps most episodes of lower back pain — and what recovery realistically looks like.
INFRMD Clinical Team10 min read
Read articleLower Back Pain / Understanding Surgery
Should I Have Surgery for Lower Back Pain?
Why an abnormal MRI doesn't automatically mean an operation, when surgery may genuinely be considered, and the questions worth asking first.
INFRMD Clinical Team10 min read
Read articleEvidence centre
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What the research actually says about musculoskeletal pain, in plain language — and, honestly, what each study doesn’t tell us.
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Knee Health
Do I Really Need an MRI for Knee Pain?
When a scan genuinely changes the plan, when it doesn't, and what a good clinical assessment can tell you first.
Understanding Your Report
What Does a Meniscus Tear on an MRI Actually Mean?
Plain-language explanation of the wording used in knee MRI reports, and why a finding is not automatically the cause of pain.
Rehabilitation
Can You Treat a Meniscus Tear Without Surgery?
What structured rehabilitation usually involves, how long it takes, and how progress is normally measured.