05-11-2022, 05:35 PM
(05-11-2022, 04:49 PM)AtomicBlaze Wrote: I don't think you can always tell much from an MRI, many people have herniated discs that do not cause issues, I think it has to be hitting a nerve to cause massive amounts of pain. We would probably have to hear from Carman himself to know how much of an issue it is. I would guess that he would be afraid to admit if it was an issue since he would probably be cut from the team if he couldn't play this year.
This is spot on. I've sold spine implants for over 15 years and we always have the MRI and CT scans up in the OR when the surgeon is operating. There are some backs that look like someone bent them into a pretzel and the patient only has a mild issue requiring a small procedure. You then have other ones that don't look very serious, but the patient has horrific pain and can't feel their foot.
