Help for Carrolltown Back Pain's Fatty Paraspinal Muscles
If you have chronic back pain, like many other Carrolltown back pain sufferers, odds are you have heard of paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate. This spinal issue can cause a lot of discomfort and can even result in gait disturbances. In this blog post, we will take a closer look at paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate and how it is associated with lumbar spinal stenosis and its treatment with spinal manipulation offered at Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation.
WHAT IS PARASPINAL MUSCLE FATTY INFILTRATE?
Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate is an accumulation of fat within the muscle tissues around 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 this condition does not always produce symptoms, but if it does, they can involve low back pain, stiffness in the lower back and legs, or difficulty walking due to gait disturbances since gait depends 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 altered gait as gait relies 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 stenosis—a narrowing of the spinal canal that puts pressure on nerve roots and causes pain and other symptoms in the lower back and legs – and resultant Carrolltown back pain. Intervertebral disc degeneration and fatty-infiltrated paraspinal muscles – multifidus, erector spinae, etc. – are related and found to cause chronic low back pain and related issues: the more fat, the more degeneration. (3) Other researchers agreed that fat infiltration of the paraspinal muscles like the multifidus muscle may be linked to 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. (4) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation offers relieving 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 who was seen from drugs and surgery to exercise, nutrition, and/or spinal manipulation and mobilization. A study described that one treatment of spinal manipulation was found to significantly decrease spinal stiffness and enhanced the multifidus muscle thickness ratio that lasted for more than 7 days for 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 details how The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management addresses back pain and affiliated muscles.
CONTACT Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate is a common condition that can cause 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 related to paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate or lumbar spinal stenosis, it's important 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!
