Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation Calmly Considers MRIs Modic Changes
“Your MRI shows some Modic changes.” Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation says “Do not panic too much.” Our Carrolltown back pain and neck pain patients are in good company regarding MRI reports talking about Modic changes. The research is developing about just what MRI-documented Modic changes suggest for a patient..and what they don’t mean. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation puts perspective around 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 basically regarded as bone marrow edema and inflammation signifying 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 remaining. (1) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation likes the opportunity to take care of a painful back as early in this flow of change as possible. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation 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 are seen in spinal degenerative diseases and are greatly associated with low back pain. (1) They are age-related degenerative findings that come with disc degeneration. Greater Modic changes were tied 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 appeared to have minor effects, if any, on the development of Modic changes in the lumbar spine. (3) Clearly, Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation encourages proper lifestyle choices for overall good health!
WHAT MODIC CHANGES SUGGEST ABOUT RECOVERY?
What is unclear is the research regarding just what Modic changes connote for back pain patients. Recent research showed that Modic changes were not found to be negatively associated with long-term pain, disability, or sick leave. The research 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 hopeful info to our Carrolltown 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 treatment plan with the Cox® Technic System for their back pain relief to his patients so they understand.
Schedule your Carrolltown chiropractic appointment today. Bring your MRIs with you. Together, Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation and you will look at them for information and develop a treatment plan for Carrolltown back pain relief that will prevent us both from panicking!
