“Is an MRI advised to diagnose the MCL tear? I have the option of getting one, but am pretty sure it’s the MCL. Wondering if I need to jump through that hoop, or is it unnecessary? BTW, it would be an MRI without contrast. I do not want dye in my system 😬 Thanks”
-Tony Lauria

This comment came on this video: "Is Your Painful Inner Knee Problem Really An MCL Tear? [Symptoms & Diagnosis]" https://youtu.be/JNCmFf4hJZw

Whether or not to get an MRI is a common question we get here in this clinic and online.

Dr. David helps you determine your decision on waiting or immediately getting an MRI for your knee injury.

There are 2 key diagnoses that doctors almost always send their patients for MRIs but they are not always necessary. Getting an MRI has shown an increased chance of having knee surgery.

This raises the question, "If I never had the MRI, might I not have had knee surgery?...Could I have healed without surgery?"

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0:00 Intro
1:00 Viewer Comment About Getting An MRI
2:06 Can I Get Away Without An MRI?
3:14 Number 1 Reason You Need An MRI - Ligament Tear
4:00 Number 2 Reason You Need An MRI - Meniscus Tear
5:42 What Is An MRI?
7:05 What Is A CT Scan?
7:25 Can I Trust The MRI?
9:23 MRI Increases Risk For Surgery
10:11 How Your Doctor Is Likely To Recommend An MRI
11:33 What to do for an ACL tear
13:20 How To Calm Down A Fresh Tear In Your Knee
15:38 What If You Don't Trust Your Surgeon's Opinion About Your Knee?
17:17 (Live Comment) Why can't my knee straighten all the way?
20:57 (Live Comment) Why do I limp walking, but have no pain?
23:05 (Live Comment) Knee pain, but nothing on x-ray or MRI...
25:03 What Is Cartilage Irritation?
28:42 (Live Comment) Was Bone-On-Bone Knee And Can Walk 1-2 Miles Now!!!
32:16 When do you ABSOLUTELY NEED an MRI?
34:08 How do you exercise your glutes?
35:09 Final Comments


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