When MRI Doesn’t Match Symptoms: Chronic Pain & Legal Causation

By Dr Rajiv Malhotra, Consultant in Pain Medicine

Posted 16 December 2024

6 Minute Read

Radiologist preparing a patient for an MRI scan, illustrating challenges in linking imaging results with chronic pain and legal causation.

Expert Disciplines:

  • Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery

About The Author

Dr Rajiv Malhotra

Dr Rajiv Malhotra

Consultant in Pain Medicine

Dr Rajiv Malhotra is a Consultant in Pain Medicine embedded in a spinal surgical unit in Liverpool. He specialises in spinal and nerve-related pain and frequently advises on chronic pain claims.

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