BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Degenerative changes are commonly found in spine
imaging but often occur in pain-free individuals as well as those with back pain. We sought …

Abstract Background context The North American Spine Society's (NASS) Evidence Based
Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain features evidence …

Low back pain (LBP) is a major health issue resulting in a huge economic burden on the
community. It not only increases the medical costs directly, but also raises the disability and …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cerebral microbleeds are thought to represent cerebral
amyloid angiopathy when in lobar regions of the brain and hypertensive arteriopathy when …

Study Design. A prospective follow-up study. Objective. The aim of this study was to
investigate whether early lumbar disc degeneration (DD) in young low back pain (LBP) …

Purpose To conduct a 10-year longitudinal analysis of the relationship between magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) findings and low back pain (LBP). Materials and methods Ninety …

Inappropriate imaging for low back pain (LBP) can cause harm in three ways: 1.
Misinterpretation of results by clinicians resulting in unhelpful advice, needless subsequent …

More than 30% of US adults report having experienced low back pain within the preceding
three months. Although most low back pain is nonspecific and self-limiting, a subset of …

Background It is generally believed that radiological signs of lumbar degenerative disc
disease (DDD) are associated with increased pain and functional impairment as well as …

Abstract Objective To examine whether Modic changes influence pain during a 1-year follow-
up in patients with lumbar radicular pain. Materials and Methods A total of 243 patients with …