Help for Fort Wayne Back Pain's Fatty Paraspinal Muscles
If you have chronic back pain, like many other Fort Wayne back pain patients, 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'll take a closer look at paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate and how it is related to lumbar spinal stenosis and its treatment with spinal manipulation available at Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc.
WHAT IS PARASPINAL MUSCLE FATTY INFILTRATE?
Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate is a build-up of fat within the muscle tissues around the spine. This condition is often caused by aging or genetics, although it can also be triggered by lifestyle factors like eating poorly or not exercising. It is important to note that this condition does not always cause symptoms, but if it does, they can include low back pain, stiffness in the lower back and legs, or difficulty walking due to gait disturbances as gait relies on hip muscles like the gluteus medius. A recent report described how the extent to which the gluteus medius is atrophied (degenerated) influenced lumbar spinal stenosis symptomatology. (1) One of the most common spinal problems impacting more than 500 million people over 65 years old, lumbar spinal stenosis, is associated with distorted gait as gait depends on strong muscle activity. (2) Fort Wayne chiropractic patients know Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc evaluates gait in all our patients during our chiropractic exam.
PARASPINAL FATTY INFILTRATE AND LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS
Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate can be related to lumbar spinal stenosis—a narrowing of the spinal canal that exerts pressure on nerve roots and causes pain and other symptoms in the lower back and legs – and resulting Fort Wayne back pain. Intervertebral disc degeneration and fatty-infiltrated paraspinal muscles – multifidus, erector spinae, etc. – are related and known to contribute to chronic low back pain and its issues: the fattier, the more degenerated. (3) Other researchers agreed that fat infiltration of the paraspinal muscles like the multifidus muscle may be associated with 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) Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc offers alleviating chiropractic treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis and its back pain.
LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS & SPINAL MANIPULATION
Treatment options for lumbar spinal stenosis vary influenced by the severity and the healthcare practitioner who was seen from drugs and surgery to exercise, nutrition, and/or spinal manipulation and mobilization. One study described that one session of spinal manipulation significantly decreased spinal stiffness and increased the multifidus muscle thickness ratio that lasted for more than 7 days in spinal manipulation responders. (5) Your Fort Wayne chiropractor uses such care for back pain relief, particularly 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.
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Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate is a common condition that can trigger 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 are experiencing any symptoms related to paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate or lumbar spinal stenosis, it's important to visit with your Fort Wayne chiropractor at Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc about your treatment options so you can find relief as fast as possible. Make your appointment today!
