Modic Classifications

17 Mar
2019
Lumbar Spine & Low Back Pain, Modic Classifications, MRI, Musculoskeletal System
By André Broussard, D.C.

Modic Changes are not Associated with Long-Term Pain and Disability – A Cohort Study With 13-Year Follow-up

SPINE. Publish Ahead of Print():, MAR 2019 DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003051 , PMID: 30985571 Issn Print: Model.IssnPrint Publication Date: 2019/03/01 Peter Udby Abstract Study Design. A comparative cohort study with 13-year follow-up. Objective. To assess whether Modic Changes (MCs) are associated with long-term physical disability, back pain and sick leave. Summary of Background Data. Previous studies have […]

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14 Nov
2018
Disc, Disc Degeneration, Modic Classifications, MRI, Musculoskeletal System
By André Broussard, D.C.

Severe lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration is associated with Modic changes and fatty infiltration in the paraspinal muscles at all lumbar levels, except L1-L2: A cross-sectional analysis of 50 symptomatic females and age-matched 50 symptomatic males

World Neurosurgery Available online 9 November 2018 Severe lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration is associated with Modic changes and fatty infiltration in the paraspinal muscles at all lumbar levels, except L1-L2: A cross-sectional analysis of 50 symptomatic females and age-matched 50 symptomatic males EmelEce Özcan-Ekş iM.D. Abstract Objective Low back pain is a common public health […]

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09 Dec
2015
Chronic Low Back Pain, Diagnostics, Disc, Disc Bulging, Disc Degeneration, Disc Extrusion, Disc Protrusion, Low Back Pain Risk Factors, Lumbar Spine & Low Back Pain, Modic Classifications, MRI, Musculoskeletal System
By André Broussard, D.C.

MRI Findings of Disc Degeneration are More Prevalent in Adults with Low Back Pain than in Asymptomatic Controls

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2015 Dec;36(12):2394-9. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A4498. Epub 2015 Sep 10. MRI Findings of Disc Degeneration are More Prevalent in Adults with Low Back Pain than in Asymptomatic Controls: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Brinjikji W, Diehn FE, Jarvik JG, Carr CM, Kallmes DF, Murad MH4 Luetmer PH. Abstract BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Imaging features of […]

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02 May
2015
Diagnostics, Lumbar Spine & Low Back Pain, Modic Classifications, MRI, Musculoskeletal System
By André Broussard, D.C.

MRI-Detected Bone Marrow Changes Linked to Low Back Pain

5/2/15 Action Points   Note that this relatively small study found that specific changes in lumbar bone marrow were associated with low back pain. Be aware that, after adjustment, changes in these marrow findings were not associated with changes in pain, but were associated with changes in disability. Vertebral subchondral bone marrow changes visible on […]

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03 Feb
2015
Bacteriology, Diagnostics, Lumbar Spine & Low Back Pain, Modic Classifications, MRI, Musculoskeletal System
By André Broussard, D.C.

Do bacteria play an important role in the pathogenesis of low back pain?

ANZ J Surg. 2015 Feb 3. doi: 10.1111/ans.12983. [Epub ahead of print] Do bacteria play an important role in the pathogenesis of low back pain? Fisher TJ, Osti OL. Abstract Considerable interest has been generated recently regarding an alternative hypothesis for the pathogenesis of low back pain and radiculopathy in the presence of intervertebral disc […]

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24 Jan
2015
Diagnostics, Modic Classifications
By André Broussard, D.C.

Modic Classifications

Bone Morphology and Modic Classifications – William Morgan, DC VERTEBRAL BODY EDEMA IS A COMMON FINDING on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Though degenerative changes such as bony edema may equate to unimportant background noise for the busy clinician, recent studies have found that vertebral marrow edema is clinically significant and can be a progressive condition. […]

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18 Sep
2005
Diagnostics, Modic Classifications, MRI
By André Broussard, D.C.

Modic Changes May Not Be Progressive

VERTEBRAL ENDPLATE CHANGES: THE NATURAL HISTORY AS ASSESSED BY CONSECUTIVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. M.J. Hutton, J. Bayer, M. Sawant, D.J. Sharp Published 1 September 2005 Abstract Study Design: Retrospective review of 55 subjects who for various clinical indications had sequential MRI scans Summary of Background data: Changes in the vertebral end plate are frequently associated […]

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