Old Mill Chiropractic Calmly Considers MRIs Modic Changes
“There are some Modic changes on your MRI report.” Old Mill Chiropractic says “Don’t fret too much.” Our St Peters back pain and neck pain patients are in good company when it comes to MRI reports revealing Modic changes. The research is developing about just what Modic changes on MRI suggest for a patient..and what they do not. Old Mill Chiropractic creates some perspective about these usual MRI findings.
WHAT ARE MODIC CHANGES?
“Modic changes” is a term used to explain the degenerative changes to the vertebral endplates. Modic type I changes are essentially considered to be bone marrow edema and inflammation indicating acute degenerative changes. Modic type II changes signify fatty degeneration of the bone marrow. Modic III changes describe the replacement of bone with bony sclerosis with little bone marrow left. (1) Old Mill Chiropractic likes the chance to take care of a painful back earlier in this cascade of change whenever possible. Old Mill Chiropractic treats disc degeneration and spinal degenerative changes.
WHAT MODIC CHANGES TELL ABOUT THE SPINE?
Modic changes are familiar findings on MRI. Modic changes on MRI appear in spinal degenerative diseases and are strongly related to low back pain. (1) They are age-related degenerative findings that accompany disc degeneration. Greater Modic changes were linked to higher age, higher body mass index, and adjacent disc degeneration. (2) Lifestyle and occupational factors like cigarette smoking, regular exercise, and absence of daily vehicle vibration seemed to have slight effects, if any, on the development of Modic changes in the lumbar spine. (3) Clearly, Old Mill Chiropractic urges proper lifestyle choices for optimal health!
WHAT MODIC CHANGES SUGGEST ABOUT RECOVERY?
What is unclear is the research regarding just what Modic changes imply for back pain patients. New research showed that Modic changes were not found to be negatively associated with long-term pain, disability, or sick leave. The study reported that low back pain patients who had Modic changes had much less disability and sick-leave at long-term follow-up. (4) This is encouraging news to our St Peters chiropractic back pain patients!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Rudy on The Back Doctors’ Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson who detailed his Cox® Technic treatment plan for their back pain relief to his patients so they understand.
Schedule your St Peters chiropractic appointment today. Bring any MRIs with you. Together, Old Mill Chiropractic and you will look at them for information and develop a treatment plan for St Peters back pain relief that will keep us both from panicking!
