Lower Back
Imaging, management and surgery for the most common pain problem there is.
Lower Back Pain / Guide
Lower Back Pain: Understand Your Options
A guide to understanding your lower back symptoms, imaging and treatment options in plain language.
5 min read
Lower 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.
9 min read
Lower 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.
10 min read
Lower 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.
10 min read