Magnetic Resonance Imaging
In addition to being an innocuous and painless examination, our clinic has an OPEN MRI in which the patient only needs to be between 20-30 minutes still to breathe normally as if he were sleeping a sleep.
During the examination a hammered noise is produced and you may feel a slight vibration.
At any time you can contact the technician who is supervising the exam.
Since no contrast is given, the only preparation required is the removal of any metallic and / or electronic objects / prostheses (eg, earrings, bracelets, piercings, hearing aids, or teeth).
The great challenge in spinal diseases is to discover the cause of the pains, because only treating the cause will obtain the best result. This is not a simple challenge since:
– there are many structures in the spine that can cause pain (intervertebral discs, nerves, posterior joints or facets, muscles, bone itself in case of fracture);
– changes in these structures are normal with age, so the fact that an examination reveals them does not necessarily mean that they are the cause of the pain;
– Emotional factors are also very important and can amplify and make pain more unbearable.
The Praxis Clinic greatly values the consultation, an appropriate place to collect information about your complaints and relate them to the findings of the physical examination and imaging tests.
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Contacts
4050-112 Porto
Rua Dr. Carlos Cal Brandão, 48
4050-160 Porto