Prospective Comparison of Changes in Lumbar Spine MRI Findings over Time between Individuals with Acute Low Back Pain and Controls: An Exploratory Study

^aFrom the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (J.P., M.J.H., J.S.M., J.H.)
^bCentre for Physical Health (J.S.M., J.H., M.J.H.), Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
^cGeorge Institute of Public Health (C.G.M.), University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales Australia
^dDepartment of Physiotherapy (M.C.-B.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
^eDepartments of Radiology, Neurological Surgery, and Health Services (J.G.J.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
^fNordic Institute of Clinical Biomechanics (T.S.J.), Odense, Denmark
^gSpine Centre of Southern Denmark (T.S.J.), Middelfart, Denmark
^hInstitute for Regional Health Research (T.S.J.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

Please address correspondence to Mark J. Hancock, PhD, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Centre for Physical Health, Ground floor, 75 Talavera Rd, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; e-mail: mark.hancock{at}mq.edu.au