How do health care providers diagnose the problem?
Diagnosis begins with a complete history and physical examination. When you visit Metro SportsMed, our Physical Therapist will ask questions about your symptoms and how your problem is affecting your daily activities. This will include questions about your pain or if you have feelings of numbness or weakness in your legs. We will also want to know whether your symptoms are worse when you’re standing up or walking and if they go away when you sit down, as this helps us to rule in or our other conditions. Our Physical Therapist will do a physical examination to see which back movements cause pain or other symptoms. Your skin sensation, muscle strength, and reflexes will also be tested. Gait analysis and other special clinical tests can also be done. Some patients may be referred to a doctor for further diagnosis. Once your diagnostic examination is complete, the Physical Therapists at Metro SportsMed have treatment options that will help speed your recovery, so that you can more quickly
