Q1: What causes night-time hip pain?
Inflamed labrum, cartilage damage, bursitis, or tendon injuries can flare at rest, causing significant discomfort at night.

Q2: Therapy hasn’t resolved symptoms — should I get MRI?
Yes. Persistent night pain despite short therapy indicates structural issues requiring MRI for accurate diagnosis and treatment.

Q3: Risks of delaying MRI?
Untreated hip injuries may progress, leading to chronic pain, reduced mobility, and functional impairment.

Q4: Why MRI over X-ray or CT?
MRI provides detailed imaging of labrum, cartilage, and soft tissue without radiation. X-ray shows bones only, CT poorly visualizes soft tissues.

Q5: Fast MRI option?
The Pain Relief Clinic provides MRI scans under $1,000, insurance and Medisave claimable, within 1 working day, with non-surgical treatment options.

Q1: Why does my hip click or pop?
Clicking or popping may be caused by labrum tears, loose cartilage, or tendon injuries. These cannot be ruled out without MRI.

Q2: Short therapy hasn’t helped — should I get MRI?
Yes. MRI identifies structural damage, enabling targeted treatment and preventing chronic hip problems.

Q3: Risks of delaying MRI?
Untreated labrum or cartilage injury may lead to chronic pain, decreased mobility, and early osteoarthritis.

Q4: Why MRI over X-ray or ultrasound?
MRI provides high-resolution, radiation-free imaging of soft tissues. X-ray shows bones only; ultrasound is operator-dependent.

Q5: Fast MRI option?
The Pain Relief Clinic provides MRI scans under $1,000, insurance and Medisave claimable, within 1 working day, with non-surgical treatment options.

Q1: Why does my hip hurt when walking?
Pain may result from labrum tears, cartilage degeneration, early arthritis, bursitis, or tendon injuries. Therapy alone cannot confirm the underlying cause.

Q2: Physiotherapy hasn’t helped — should I get MRI?
Yes. Persistent pain despite short therapy trials indicates structural damage that MRI can accurately diagnose, preventing wasted treatment.

Q3: Risks of delaying MRI?
Untreated hip injuries may worsen, causing chronic pain, reduced mobility, and impaired daily function.

Q4: Why MRI over X-ray or CT?
MRI provides detailed imaging of soft tissues, cartilage, and labrum without radiation. X-ray shows bones only; CT poorly visualizes soft tissue.

Q5: Fast, affordable MRI option?
The Pain Relief Clinic provides MRI scans under $1,000, insurance and Medisave claimable, within 1 working day, plus non-surgical treatment options.

Q1: Why get MRI before knee surgery?
MRI precisely identifies injured structures—meniscus, ligaments, cartilage—ensuring surgery is necessary and properly targeted.

Q2: Therapy hasn’t helped — should I do MRI?
Yes. MRI confirms the root cause, avoiding unnecessary surgery or ineffective interventions.

Q3: Risks of skipping MRI?
Incorrect diagnosis may lead to ineffective surgery, prolonged recovery, and persistent pain.

Q4: Why MRI over X-ray or CT?
MRI shows all soft tissue structures clearly, unlike X-ray or CT, and is radiation-free.

Q5: Fast, affordable MRI option?
The Pain Relief Clinic provides MRI scans under $1,000, insurance and Medisave claimable, within 1 working day, along with non-surgical treatment options.

Q1: Why does chronic knee pain persist despite therapy?
Persistent pain may be caused by meniscus tears, ligament injury, cartilage degeneration, or early arthritis, which cannot be diagnosed without MRI.

Q2: How does MRI help?
MRI identifies the exact structural cause, allowing evidence-based, targeted treatment and avoiding wasted therapy.

Q3: Risks of delaying MRI?
Untreated injuries may worsen, leading to chronic pain, reduced mobility, and joint degeneration.

Q4: Why MRI over X-ray or ultrasound?
MRI provides high-resolution, radiation-free imaging of ligaments, menisci, cartilage, and other soft tissues.

Q5: Fast, affordable MRI option?
The Pain Relief Clinic provides MRI scans under $1,000, insurance and Medisave claimable, within 1 working day, plus non-surgical treatment options.