Changes with Age. In most cases, a person's normal respiratory rate will change with age; younger adults, children, and babies will typically have faster respiratory rates, because as people age, their breathing usually slows down.
Modic changes are pathological changes in the bones of the spine, the vertebrae. These changes are situated in both the body of the vertebrae and in the end plate of the neighboring disc.
These Modic Type 1 Changes indicate a swelling of the bone and develop in the spinal bones (vertebrae) of 80% of the discs that are infected with the bacteria. The bacteria are found in the mouth and in the base of hair follicles. Normally no threat exists from these bacteria.