The presence of a structural issue does not mean it is the cause of your pain.   Have a look at the ever-expanding information showing why.

MRI and X-Ray Often Worse than Useless for Back Pain

https://www.painscience.com/articles/mri-and-x-ray-almost-useless-for-back-pain.php

Why your disc bulge may not always explain your pain:

MRI imaging of the Lumbar spine in people without back pain.

Are MRI Scans Always Helpful in the Diagnosis of Low Back Pain? | Expert Physio Reviews the Evidence

https://youtu.be/5K4sh1-R8PQ

Do not routinely offer imaging for uncomplicated low back pain

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8023332/

Prevalence of abnormal findings in 230 knees of asymptomatic adults using 3.0 T MRI

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32060622/

Low Back Pain: MRIs Should Be Used Sparingly in Patients With Low Back Pain

https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2011.0507

Choosing Wisely® Imaging for Low Back Pain

https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/clinical-recommendations/all-clinical-recommendations/cw-back-pain.html

Systematic literature review of imaging features of spinal degeneration in asymptomatic populations

Systematic literature review of imaging features of spinal degeneration in asymptomatic populations

Association of Early Imaging for Back Pain With Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2203801

Low Back Pain: Should I Have an MRI?

https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/Pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=aa6410

Early Degeneration On MRI Does Not Predict Low BackPain Symptoms At 30 Year Follow-Up

https://www.mendcolorado.com/physical-therapy-blog/2020/5/30/early-mri-changes-do-not-predict-low-back-pain-symptoms-at-30-year-follow-up

The Utilization of Lumbar MRI for Lower Back Pain at National Guard Hospital, Jeddah: A Retrospective Cohort Study

https://www.cureus.com/articles/95877-the-utilization-of-lumbar-mri-for-lower-back-pain-at-national-guard-hospital-jeddah-a-retrospective-cohort-study#!/

Downstream Consequences of Inappropriate Early MRI for Low Back Pain

https://www.jwatch.org/na53043/2021/01/12/downstream-consequences-inappropriate-early-mri-low-back

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