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