Carrolltown Chiropractic Treatment of Back Pain and Related Fatty Infiltration of Paraspinal Muscles
Undoubtedly, our Carrolltown chronic back pain sufferers have read about associated paraspinal (multifidus, psoas, quadratus lumborum, erector spinae) muscle fatty infiltrate. They are all linked together: fatty muscle infiltration, disc degeneration, spinal stenosis, facet joint degeneration, back pain. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation addresses all of them, too, to lessen back pain, improve the spine, and enhance your quality of life.
WHAT IS PARASPINAL MUSCLE FATTY INFILTRATE?
Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate is an accumulation of fat within the tissue of the muscles found near the spine, the paraspinal muscles. This condition may be caused by aging or genetics while it can also be triggered by lifestyle issues such as poor nutrition or little to no exercise. This condition does not always cause symptoms, but if it does, they can involve low back pain and associated stiffness in the lower back and legs or troubled walking because of gait disturbances. Intervertebral disc degeneration is a well-recognized culprit of chronic back pain, disc inflammation, and even spinal stability. Strong, well-functioning paraspinal muscles assist spinal stability. With back pain comes fatty infiltration of the paraspinal muscles that interfere with stability. (1) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation tests for these issues thoroughly during the chiropractic examination with an understanding of this the potential connection.
THE BACK PAIN AND WEAK PARASPINAL MUSCLE CONNECTION
A recent study concluded that disc degeneration and paraspinal muscle weakness were strongly correlated, facet joint degeneration and paraspinal muscle weakness were weakly correlated, and facet joint degeneration and disc degeneration were strongly associated. The researchers noted that the amount of paraspinal muscle weakness increased with level of lumbar disc degeneration and facet joint degeneration while fatty infiltration of the multifidus paraspinal muscle was susceptible to weight. (2) Further, the published literature on the degree to which low back pain and fatty infiltration of multifidus and other paraspinal muscles (erector spinae, psoas, quadratus lumborum) influenced each other was somewhat conflicting – which comes first (pain or fatty infiltrate), can fatty infiltrate be fixed, is one predictive of the other (back pain that there is fatty infiltrate or fatty infiltrate that points to imminent back pain)? (3) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation keeps abreast of published research and encourages our back pain patients to improve the muscles that they can so that they can support the spine in healing and preventing more bouts of pain as best as possible.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE OF BACK PAIN AND MUSCLE WEAKNESS
Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation knows that low back pain patients do not just experience pain; they also get to deal with muscle quality loss due to more fatty infiltration of the paraspinal muscles. Just how much loss is highly correlated with the severity of the back pain and related dysfunction. (4) That is the reason that rehabilitation is so crucial in addition to treatment of back pain for pain relief and prevention. Implementing The Cox Technic System of Spinal Pain Management in addition to other chiropractic services, nutrition and exercise, Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation is here to help! While researchers are still studying whether fatty infiltration is reversible, Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation sees the effort to tone and strengthen a worthwhile effort.
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the many options available to back pain sufferers regarding healthcare providers and highlights the benefit of being under the care of a chiropractor trained in the protocols of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
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Make your Carrolltown chiropractic visit to address your back pain and weakened paraspinal muscles. Relief and a better quality of life are in your future!
