Tips for making a MRI more comfortable and less scary

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans involve a patient lying on a bed and being rolled into a tunnel-like tube, where the patient lies still for approximately half an hour. It can be very scary for many people to lie flat in a noisy narrow tunnel for a long time, especially if they have claustrophobia (fear of an enclosed space).

Most presentations of low back pain do not require diagnostic imaging, as the result of any imaging, is unlikely to change the management/treatment. After being a Physiotherapist for 20 years I can safely say there is a lot of unnecessary dollars spent on imaging, that could have been redirected on quality conservative treatment.

If you are going ahead with a MRI read on for helpful strategies to make it a more comfortable experience….