MRI, X Ray, Vitamin D, Uric Acid!!! What test should I undergo?

When pain is unbearable, its always difficult to keep things simple.These days its almost trendy for both medicos and patients to try and make a disease or condition bigger by using the most unheard terms and taking the most expensive tests available.For patients who like to complicate things, I would like to say that half knowledge is always dangerous; so do not come to conclusions by searching your symptoms on Internet. For practitioners, well there is nothing to say because most of the sincere and experienced doctors of any field or specialty try to give the best to their patients... No one likes to add to a patients agony.Talking of trends and terminology,MRI is one of the most discussed medical term in a variety of situations and scenarios.MRI is not a treatment,its just an imaging technique but some people come with severe back or neck pain and ask if taking an MRI may help in correct diagnosis.Most of the experienced practitioners understand that a proper manual assessment and proper look at signs and symptoms is sufficient to diagnose the underlying problem.MRI is a tool that has come into existence only recently and is really helpful in precise diagnosis of Disc Prolapse or Joint related conditions etc. but one should understand that very few cases really need MRI based diagnosis.So do not insist on taking an MRI when you walk into a clinic with pain rather have faith in your doctor and his/her diagnostic skills.If situation demands you will be anyways referred for MRI.At the same time there are some clinical conditions other than joint and disc problems also where MRI may be the most accurate diagnostic tool so if your doctor feels that it is absolutely required then do not think too much,just follow as advised.