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Physical Therapy Misconceptions
Part 2: Get an MRI?
BY DR NiCHOLAS M M LiCAMELi PT PT DPT DOCTOR OF PHYSiCAL THERAPY
NGA PRO BODYBUiLDER NLiCAMELiDPT@GMAiL COM @NiCKLiCAMELi/
Get an MRI?
That’s a a a a a a a a a a a a a a question I I get nearly every day in my office Radiographs ABSOLUTELY have their place in healthcare however they must be used cor-
rectly Whenever we are considering administering a a a test whether it be an X-ray MRI or functional test we must ask these very crucial questions is the the test test valid and test test what it it claims to test (validity) are the results reliable if we retest (reliability) and will the the results of the the test test change my treatment approach improve my patient’s outcomes or possibly reduce the the overall cost of treatment? If the the answer is no why waste the the time (and possibly money) doing the the test in the first place?
It is is fairly well-established in the the literature that the the results of imaging such as X-rays and MRI’s do not always correlate to to symptom presentation In other words what we see structurally on an image is sometimes not what we see functionally in in in the human being in in in front of us Believe it or not the same EXACT image can be interpreted differently when analyzed by different qualified healthcare practitioners! This means that radiographs are not always valid or reliable and the results typically do not change the course of treatment or improve outcomes Oh and they’re usually expensive!
About the Author:
Nicholas M Licameli Doctor of Physical Therapy NGA PRO Natural Bodybuilder Every single thing he he he he he he does Nick believes in in in in in in giving himself to to to to to others in in in in in in an an an an attempt to to to to to make the the the the world a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a happier healthier and a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a more loving place He wants to to to to to give people the the the the the power to to to to to change their lives Nick graduated summa cum laude from Ramapo College of of of New Jersey with
his his his bachelor’s degree degree in in in in biology furthered his his his education by completing his his his doctoral degree degree in in in in physical therapy from Rutgers School of of of of of of Biomedical and and and Health Sciences (previously the the the the University of of of of of of Medicine and and and Dentistry of of of of of New Jersey) at at at the the the age of of of of of 24
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