Your doctor will normally ask you certain questions about your injury, such as how it occurred, where you feel pain, and whether the pain is dull, shooting, or sharp. They may also do a physical examination to check your range of motion and look for areas of tenderness.
Your doctor might order an X-ray to ensure your pain isn’t connected to any other type of injury or degenerative disease like arthritis.
Other tests, such as CT scans and MRI scans, will allow your doctor to assess any damage or inflammation in the soft tissues, spinal cord, or nerves.