Fort Wayne Chiropractic Treatment of Back Pain and Related Fatty Infiltration of Paraspinal Muscles

Undoubtedly, our Fort Wayne chronic back pain sufferers have read about associated paraspinal (multifidus, psoas, quadratus lumborum, erector spinae) muscle fatty infiltrate. They are all tied together: fatty muscle infiltration, disc degeneration, spinal stenosis, facet joint degeneration, back pain. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic addresses all of them, too, to reduce 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 triggered 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 trigger symptoms, but if it does, they can include low back pain and associated stiffness in the lower back and legs or difficulty walking because of gait disturbances. Intervertebral disc degeneration is a well-known 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) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic 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 summarized 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 correlated. It stated that the level 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 extent 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 reversed, is one predictive of the other (back pain that there is fatty infiltrate or fatty infiltrate that indicates imminent back pain)? (3) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic keeps abreast of published research and encourages our back pain patients to strengthen the muscles that they can so that they can support the spine in healing and preventing future episodes of pain as best as possible.

CHIROPRACTIC CARE OF BACK PAIN AND MUSCLE WEAKNESS

Aaron Chiropractic Clinic knows that low back pain patients do not just suffer pain; they also get to deal with 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 important in addition to treatment of back pain for pain relief and prevention. Implementing The Cox Technic System of Spinal Pain Management as well as other chiropractic services, nutrition and exercise, Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is here to help! While researchers are still studying whether fatty infiltration is reversible, Aaron Chiropractic Clinic sees the attempt to tone and improve strength 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 open 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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