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Modic degenerative changes in thoracic and cervical spine
Chronic Pain | Last Active: May 23 11:07am | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
Waiting for an ambulance, I injured my thoracic area when I had to hold my mother’s body up in a shower stall after she fell which resulted in breaking her hip. I just had an MRI which revealed this:
IMPRESSION:
1. Mild degenerative spondylosis. No high-grade central canal or
neuroforaminal stenosis.
2. Modic type I degenerative endplate changes noted at
T7-T8.
3. Mildly exaggerated thoracic kyphosis.
My regular Dr is referring me to a pain management specialist to address the Mobic type 1 changes.
Have you had any help with your problems since you posted this? I’m curious to know if anything has been done for your pain and I’m wondering what to expect once I see another Dr. thank you for a reply and I hope you’re getting help. This is the worst pain I’ve ever experienced and I just had a total knee replacement two years ago which I thought was bad.
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@toco8560
Hello Toco,
I found your post today, May 23, 2026. In all this time (over 2 years) the Spine Pain Management team has not been able to do anything that relieved the severe pain from the intensely increasing Modic degeneration at thoracic 6-7 and 7-8. In addition to the Modic pain, I now have severe right knee (ankle and hip) pain that keeps me awake most of the night. They have reactivated the pain in my S.I. with trying to do an ESI to help the leg pain twice. Out of 11 procedures over two years, only two helped . They want to implant a spinal cord stimulation device for spinal pain but that will not solve the Modic problem. It needs to be "burned" off by the Intracept Procedure by Relievant which the probe hasn't been developed for the thoracic and cervical spine.
Have you found an alternative procedure that has helped or do you know anything more about the Intracept procedure progress.
Thank you for your reply.
Suz