November 2024 Healthy News from Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation Degenerated Discs and Multifidus Muscles Find Help Here

COMBATING CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: A Beneficial Approach to Multifidus Muscle Health

Low back pain is a common health concern, especially for older folks in Carrolltown, and can be contributed to by multifidus muscle degeneration. Research has shown that chronic low back pain is associated with disc degeneration and fatty infiltration of the multifidus muscle, a key stabilizer of the spine. Studies by Balevi and Gu H. et al., have further studied this connection and emphasized the significant effect it can have on spinal health and function. Balevi expounds on the intricate relationship between low back pain and the degeneration of the multifidus muscle. The study stresses that multifidus muscle health is crucial for spinal stability and highlights that degeneration, including fatty infiltration, weakens this stability, exacerbating back pain. Balevi's research stresses the success of targeted rehabilitation exercises in reversing muscle degeneration, thereby enhancing spinal health. (1) Similarly, Gu H. et al.'s research highlights the benefits of specific exercises targeting multifidus muscle function in alleviating low back pain and improving spinal health. The authors conclude that targeted exercises can enhance muscle strength and endurance, finally reversing fatty degeneration and promoting spinal stability. (2) By incorporating these exercises into a wider chiropractic treatment plan that includes gentle, safe chiropractic adjustments with Cox® Technic, chronic low back pain sufferers - even those who are a bit older - may feel a significant decrease in pain and enhancement in their quality of life, as evidenced in these studies. Count on Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation to design just the right exercise plan for you!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Tony Barton on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson  about the use of gentle, safe treatment  protocols of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to ease Carrolltown chronic back pain.

TIP OF THE MONTH: Strengthen Multifidus Muscles!

Compared with general exercise, motor control exercise with isolated lumbar extension exercise showed better improvement in multifidus muscle size, composition and function with obvious increased thickness of the multifidus – in addition to improvement in pain, function and quality of life for those back pain sufferers in the study. (3) One simple exercise for the multifidus is just standing at a counter, turning your foot out, and raising your leg straight back. Easy! Combine exercise with spinal manipulation like Cox® Technic, and your weak multifidus muscles (and your back pain) will thank you!

We are thankful for you and your trust in our chiropractic care. Make your Carrolltown chiropractic appointment now! Enjoy this November!