"or doing a CT or MRI scan for low-back pain in patients without any signs of a neurological problem" A hospital system in California should have done one of t

"or doing a CT or MRI scan for low-back pain in patients without any signs of a neurological problem" A hospital system in California should have done one of these on me, but instead didn't and I went with a herniated disc for 10 years longer than I needed to. Finally a hospital in Texas did an MRI and discovered it and I had surgery to address the issue. Previously it had been brushed off as a muscle strain or sciatica and i was constantly given pain medication that only masked the symptoms of a bigger problem. My life may be a completely different place right now had someone just done an MRI years ago. unfortunately I didn't know to ask for one. :/ "I am far more concerned about doing too little than doing too much" this is exactly why so many "unnecessary" tests and procedures happen too, unfortunately. There's also a lot of "I want you to DO something" that causes physicians to overprescribe antibiotics/etc because otherwise, they know that the patients are going to give them a lower survey score, which directly affects reimbursements. Tying reimbursements to patient satisfaction scores is an awful idea that needs to go away yesterday. http://kunr.org/post/patient-satisfaction-surveys-make-doctors-feel-pressured-prescribe-antibiotics http://kunr.org/post/patient-satisfaction-surveys-make-docto...