The associations between magnetic resonance imaging findings and low back pain: A 10-year longitudinal analysis.
People with MRI findings of lumbar disc degeneration or herniation do not have increased incidences of low back pain as they age. In this study, 91 patients with a history of low back pain but not at the time of the baseline MRI were followed up for 10 years with another MRI. There was no difference in the amount of reported low back pain between those whose MRI’s showed more disc disease or herniation than those whose MRI’s were unchanged. The prevalence of back pain was not associated with with any change in disc bulging, HIZ, spondylolisthesis, and any type of Modic change
Tonosu J, et al. The associations between magnetic resonance imaging findings and low back pain: A 10-year longitudinal analysis. PLoS One. 2017 Nov 15;12(11):e0188057. doi: 0.1371/journal.pone.0188057. eCollection 2017.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29141001/
The relationship between findings on magnetic resonance imaging and previous history of low back pain
This study found certain findings on lumbar MRI associated with a history of previous low back pain. MRI findings consistent with Pfirrmann grade ≥3, disk bulging, and High Intensity Zones may be one of the predictive signs of recurrent severe LBP.
Tonosu J, et al. The relationship between findings on magnetic resonance imaging and previous history of low back pain. J Pain Res. 2016 Dec 29;10:47-52. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S122380. eCollection 2017.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5214701/
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