Groton Chiropractic Treatment of Back Pain and Related Fatty Infiltration of Paraspinal Muscles
Undoubtedly, our Groton chronic back pain sufferers have read about associated 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. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office addresses all of them, too, to lessen back pain, strengthen the spine, and improve 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 like poor nutrition or little to no exercise. This condition does not always trigger 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, effective paraspinal muscles assist spinal stability. With back pain comes fatty infiltration of the paraspinal muscles that interfere with that. (1) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office tests for these issues thoroughly during the chiropractic examination with an appreciation for the potential connection.
THE BACK PAIN AND WEAK PARASPINAL MUSCLE CONNECTION
A recent study summarized 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 correlated. The researchers stated that the level of paraspinal muscle weakness rose with amount 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 extent to which low back pain and fatty infiltration of multifidus and other paraspinal muscles (erector spinae, psoas, quadratus lumborum) influenced each other was somewhat contradictory – 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 points to future back pain)? (3) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office keeps on top of what the research reports and urges our back pain patients to bolster 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
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office realizes that low back pain patients do not just suffer pain; they also get to experience muscle quality loss due to more fatty infiltration of the paraspinal muscles. The extent of muscle loss is highly correlated with the severity of the back pain and related dysfunction. (4) That is the reason that exercise is so crucial alongside 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, Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is here to help! While researchers are still studying whether fatty infiltration is changeable, Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office sees the attempt to tone and strengthen a worthy effort.
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he details the many options open to back pain sufferers regarding healthcare providers and emphasizes the benefit of being under the care of a chiropractor trained in the protocols of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
Schedule your Groton chiropractic visit to address your back pain and weakened paraspinal muscles. Relief and an enhanced quality of life are ahead for you!
