Modic changes & Spinal degeneration

Dr. Mark Percy, Specialist Radiologist with MIA Victoria, who previously guided me on the topic of VBI and pre-manipulative screening also spoke with me about Modic changes. Previously I didn't completely understand the clinical significance of this term and why as Physiotherapists we need to consider the implications of this word being written on the radiology report. Dr. Percy explains what we need to know about them. 

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The Cloward Sign...cervical referral patterns

It can be challanging to differentiate between pain referral patterns arising from cervical muscles, cervical zygopophyseal joints and the intervertebral discs. The main purpose of this blog is to explore further the research that lead to our knowledge of the pain referral patterns of zygopophyseal joint pain referral and Cloward signs.

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