Williamson Chiropractic Treatment of Back Pain and Related Fatty Infiltration of Paraspinal Muscles

No doubt, our Williamson chronic back pain sufferers have heard about related paraspinal (multifidus, psoas, quadratus lumborum, erector spinae) muscle fatty infiltrate. They’re all linked together: fatty muscle infiltration, disc degeneration, spinal stenosis, facet joint degeneration, back pain. Apple Country Chiropractic addresses all of them, too, to lessen back pain, improve the spine, and improve your quality of life.

WHAT IS PARASPINAL MUSCLE FATTY INFILTRATE?

Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate is the growth 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 factors like poor nutrition or lack of exercise. This condition does not always produce symptoms, but if it does, they can include low back pain and associated stiffness in the lower back and legs or troubled walking due to gait disturbances. Intervertebral disc degeneration is a well-recognized culprit of chronic back pain, disc inflammation, and even spinal stability. Strong, effective paraspinal muscles assist spinal stability. With back pain comes fatty infiltration of the paraspinal muscles that interfere with stability. (1) Apple Country Chiropractic tests for these issues carefully during the chiropractic examination with an understanding of this the potential connection.

THE BACK PAIN AND WEAK PARASPINAL MUSCLE CONNECTION

A newer study concluded that disc degeneration and paraspinal muscle weakness were strongly correlated, facet joint degeneration and paraspinal muscle weakness were weakly associated, and facet joint degeneration and disc degeneration were strongly associated. It noted that the extent of paraspinal muscle weakness intensified 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 reversed, is one predictive of the other (back pain that there is fatty infiltrate or fatty infiltrate that indicates future back pain)? (3) Apple Country Chiropractic keeps on top of what the research reports and encourages our back pain patients to improve the muscles that they can so that they can maintain the spine in healing and preventing future bouts of pain as best as possible.

CHIROPRACTIC CARE OF BACK PAIN AND MUSCLE WEAKNESS

Apple Country Chiropractic knows that low back pain patients don’t just have 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’s the reason that exercise is so important alongside treatment of back pain for pain relief and prevention. Using The Cox Technic System of Spinal Pain Management in addition to other chiropractic services, nutrition and exercise, Apple Country Chiropractic is here to help! While researchers are still analyzing whether fatty infiltration is reversible, Apple Country Chiropractic finds the attempt 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 details the many options available to back pain sufferers regarding healthcare providers and emphasizes the benefit of seeking a chiropractor trained in the protocols of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic

Make your Williamson chiropractic visit to address your back pain and weakened paraspinal muscles. Relief and an improved quality of life are in your future!

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