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. 2018 Aug 2;52(23):1497. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099308

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Proposed timeline and mechanisms for fascial, adipose and muscle changes in the multifidus muscle after intervertebral disc lesion. Three phases, acute (top), subacute-early chronic (middle) and chronic (bottom), are characterised by different structural and inflammatory changes. IL-1β, interleukin-1β; TNF, tumour necrosis factor.