Be an advocate for yourself and your future health. If you decide to see someone for your pain, ask questions where you feel uneasy or uncertain. It’s ok to question a provider if you don’t understand something or things aren’t making sense. Make sure they provide you with an accurate diagnosis and then explain how their treatment will affect the diagnosis. If they don’t provide you with a diagnosis, then ask them.
Read MoreWhat are Modic changes? Modic changes are inflammatory disruptions in the vertebrae (bones) of our spine. This is part of a process that happens after a disc has been damaged for a long time (6+ months). Imagine the discs in the low back to be like the soft, white of an Oreo and the vertebra (bone) to be the hard, black cookie. What happens with Modic changes is the disc will infiltrate the bone. The Oreo is cracked and the soft, white center is pushing through the cookie. This creates swelling, inflammation, and even fracturing in the bone.
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