Modic type I changes of the lumbar spine in golfers

Mefford, Jason; Sairyo, Koichi; Sakai, Toshinori; Hopkins, Justin; Inoue, Madoka; Amari, Rui; Bhatia, Nitin; Dezawa, Akira; Yasui, Natsuo

doi:10.1007/s00256-010-1066-2

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Modic type I changes of the lumbar spine in golfers

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Authors:

Jason Mefford

Koichi Sairyo

Toshinori Sakai

Abstract

Low back pain (LBP) is the most prevalent musculoskeletal complaint among professional and amateur golfers; however, associated radiological changes in golf-related LBP have not been examined in the literature. We suspect that Modic Type 1 changes in the lumbar spine are linked to golf-related LBP. ...

Subject

Modic changes

Medicine

Low back pain

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