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Sacro iliac pain
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My husband had consulted an Ortho for low back pain who had suggested to do an MRI whose report has been attached here. He diagnosed him with SI arthritis and suggested to do few more blood test such as esr, crp, ra factor and hla- b27. I wanted a second opinion if based on the MRI findings if it is suggestive of arthritis and should we be doing further blood tests since the pain usually lasts 2-3 days in absence of pain killers, hence we aren't sure if arthritis is suspected.
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Reports suggest Prolapsed intervertebral disc at L5-S1.
However the MRI report is incomplete.
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You can go ahead with the tests... as they differentiate between a prolapsed disc and sacroilitis. Both the conditions mimic each other, just that radiculopathy sometime appears in PIVD.
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Share lumbar spine MRI. consult online.
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Yes please go ahead and do blood tests
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