No doubt, our Pensacola chronic
back pain sufferers have read about associated
paraspinal (multifidus, psoas, quadratus lumborum, erector spinae) muscle fatty
infiltrate. These are all linked together: fatty
muscle infiltration, disc degeneration, spinal stenosis, facet joint
degeneration, back pain. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center 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 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 prompted
by lifestyle factors like poor nutrition or little
to no exercise. This condition does not always provoke
symptoms, but if it does, they can include 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 that. (1) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center tests for these issues carefully
during the chiropractic examination with an understanding
of this the possible connection.
THE BACK PAIN AND WEAK PARASPINAL MUSCLE CONNECTION
A recent study concluded that disc
degeneration and paraspinal muscle weakness were strongly associated,
facet joint degeneration and paraspinal muscle weakness were weakly correlated,
and facet joint degeneration and disc degeneration were strongly associated.
It stated that the extent
of paraspinal muscle weakness rose 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) impacted
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 indicates future back pain)? (3)
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center keeps abreast 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 more bouts of pain as best
as possible.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE OF BACK PAIN AND MUSCLE WEAKNESS
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center realizes that low back pain
patients don’t just experience pain; they also
get to endure muscle quality loss due to increased
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, Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center is here to help! While researchers are
still analyzing whether fatty infiltration is reversible,
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center finds 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 when it comes
to 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.
CONTACT Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
Make your Pensacola chiropractic visit
to address your back pain and weakened paraspinal muscles. Relief and an enhanced
quality of life are ahead for you!