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Help for Managing Carrolltown Back Pain Associated with Fatty Paraspinal Muscles

If you suffer from chronic back pain, like many other Carrolltown back pain patients, odds are you have heard of paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate. This spinal condition can cause a lot of discomfort and can even result in gait disturbances. In this blog post, we'll look more closely at paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate and how it is related to lumbar spinal stenosis and its treatment with spinal manipulation available at Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation.

WHAT IS PARASPINAL MUSCLE FATTY INFILTRATE?

Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate is a build-up of fat within the tissues of the muscles located near the spine. This condition is often caused by aging or genetics, although it can also be activated by lifestyle factors such as eating poorly or not exercising. It is important to note that paraspinal fatty muscle infiltrate does not always cause symptoms, but if it does, they can include low back pain, stiffness in the lower back and legs, or difficulty walking due to gait disturbances as gait relies on hip muscles like the gluteus medius. A recent report described how the extent to which the gluteus medius is atrophied (weakened) influenced lumbar spinal stenosis symptomatology. (1) A leading spinal condition affecting more than 500 million people over 65 years old, lumbar spinal stenosis, is associated with distorted gait as gait depends on robust muscle activity. (2) Carrolltown chiropractic patients know Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation checks for gait issues during our chiropractic exam.

PARASPINAL FATTY INFILTRATE AND LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS

Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate can be associated with lumbar spinal stenosisa narrowing of the spinal canal that puts pressure on nerve roots and causes pain and other symptoms in the lower back and legsand resultant Carrolltown back pain. Intervertebral disc degeneration and fatty-infiltrated paraspinal muscles – multifidus, erector spinae, etc. – are related and found to contribute to chronic low back pain and its issues: the fattier, the more degenerated. (3) Other researchers concured that fat infiltration of the paraspinal muscles like the multifidus muscle may be associated with lower back pain when it was not associated with other factors like a person with back pain being older, male, or having a higher BMI]78]. (4) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation offers alleviating chiropractic treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis and its back pain.

LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS & SPINAL MANIPULATION

There are various treatment options for spinal stenosis influenced by the severity and the healthcare practitioner consulted from drugs and surgery to exercise, nutrition, and/or spinal manipulation and mobilization. A study described that one session of spinal manipulation significantly reduced spinal stiffness and increased the multifidus muscle thickness ratio which maintained for more than 7 days in spinal manipulation responders. (5) Your Carrolltown chiropractor uses such care for back pain relief, especially the well-researched chiropractic Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.  Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management addresses back pain and affiliated muscles.

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Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate is a common condition that can trigger a range of issues including low back pain, stiffness in the lower body, and gait disturbances. It is sometimes associated with lumbar spinal stenosis. If you have any symptoms associated with paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate or lumbar spinal stenosis, it's time to visit with your Carrolltown chiropractor at Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation about your treatment options so you can find relief as quickly as possible. Make your appointment today!

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