Back pain flaring after physiotherapy despite a reassuring lumbar spine MRI?

A routine lumbar MRI is not the same as a targeted assessment of sacroiliac joints or inflammatory back-pain features. Three short questions can help clarify what deserves attention next.

QUESTION 1 OF 3

Is back pain worst in the morning and at rest, only after exercises, or with specific movements?

Choose what is closest to your experience. You can change your answers later.

Why this matters

The pattern helps decide which underlying mechanisms and evidence questions are most useful to explain first.