Update 2023: 10 Jahre Kontroverse um „Modic
                    Changes“

Mathias Rosenbaum

doi:10.1055/a-2125-5320

MSK – Muskuloskelettale Physiotherapie, Table of Contents

MSK – Muskuloskelettale Physiotherapie 2023; 27(04): 203-207
DOI: 10.1055/a-2125-5320

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Update 2023: 10 Jahre Kontroverse um „Modic Changes“

Mathias Rosenbaum

Abstract

Zehn Jahre, nachdem die dänische Physiotherapeutin Dr. Hanne Albert ihre bahnbrechenden Erkenntnisse veröffentlicht und die „Modic Antibiotic Spine Therapie“ initiiert hat, gilt es nun, ein paar Fragen zu stellen: Waren die Erkenntnisse relevant? Und haben sie die Therapie von Menschen mit Modic 1-Changes bahnbrechend verändert? Ein Update.

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