A member asked:

My mri reads: modic type i curvilinear trabecular stress response/hyperemia at l4-5. what does that mean. i have had low back pain with leg and feet?

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

Modic changes: describe various stages of vertebral body end plate marrow changes in the progression of degenerative disc disease. It could potentially be associated with pain, but not the leg/foot pain you describe, because it doesn't involve nerve roots.

Answered 3/24/2016

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