My knee clicks and locks occasionally — can MRI help?
Q1: Why does my knee click or lock?
Clicking or locking often results from meniscus tears, loose cartilage, or ligament injury. These conditions cannot be ruled out without MRI.
Q2: Short therapy hasn’t resolved symptoms — should I get MRI?
Yes. MRI identifies structural damage that therapy alone cannot detect, preventing further complications.
Q3: Risks of delaying MRI?
Untreated meniscus or cartilage damage may worsen, causing chronic pain, reduced mobility, and early joint degeneration.
Q4: Why MRI over X-ray or CT?
MRI clearly visualizes soft tissue structures, whereas X-ray shows bones only, and CT cannot reliably detect soft tissue injuries.
Q5: Fast MRI solution?
The Pain Relief Clinic provides MRI scans under $1,000, insurance and Medisave claimable, within 1 working day, along with non-surgical treatment options.