Association Between Vertebral Dimensions and Lumbar Modic Changes.

Study Design: Population-based birth cohort study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between vertebral dimensions and lumbar MC.

Summary Of Background Data: Low back pain (LBP) has become the leading cause of disability worldwide.

Association between device-measured physical activity and lumbar Modic changes.

Background: Modic changes (MC) in the lumbar spine are considered one potential etiological factor behind low back pain (LBP). Multiple risk factors for MC have been suggested, including male gender, smoking and factors affecting hyperloading and mechanical stress such as high body mass index (BMI), strenuous physical work and high occupational and leisure-time physical activity (PA). So far, the effect of PA on the occurrence of MC has remained under debate due to contradictory findings.

Association Between Modic Changes and Low Back Pain in Middle Age: A Northern Finland Birth Cohort Study.

Study Design: A cross-sectional study of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966).

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the type, size, and location of lumbar Modic changes (MC), and prolonged disabling low back pain (LBP).

Summary Of Background Data: LBP is the leading cause of disability worldwide and it affects all age- and socioeconomical groups.