Help for Auburn Back Pain's Fatty Paraspinal Muscles
If you experience chronic back pain, like many other Auburn back pain sufferers, odds are you’ve heard of paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate. This spinal condition can cause a great deal of discomfort and can even result in gait disturbances. In this blog post, we will look more closely at paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate and how it is related to lumbar spinal stenosis and its treatment with spinal manipulation available at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C..
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 activated by lifestyle factors such as eating poorly or not exercising. It is important to note that paraspinal fatty muscle infiltrate does not always cause symptoms, but if it does, they can involve low back pain, stiffness in the lower back and legs, or difficulty walking due to gait disturbances since gait relies on hip muscles like the gluteus medius. A new report explained how the extent to which the gluteus medius is atrophied (weakened) influenced lumbar spinal stenosis symptomatology. (1) One of the most common spinal conditions affecting more than 500 million people over 65 years old, lumbar spinal stenosis, is related to distorted gait as gait depends on strong muscle activity. (2) Auburn chiropractic patients know Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. checks for gait issues 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 Auburn 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 more fat, the more degeneration. (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 who was male, older or has a higher BMI older, male, or having a higher BMI. (4) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. offers alleviating chiropractic treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis and its back pain.
LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS & SPINAL MANIPULATION
There are various treatment options for spinal stenosis 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 reported that one session of spinal manipulation was documented to significantly decrease spinal stiffness and enhanced the multifidus muscle thickness ratio which maintained for more than 7 days for spinal manipulation responders. (5) Your Auburn chiropractor uses the latter for back pain relief, especially 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.
CONTACT Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.
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 have any symptoms associated with paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate or lumbar spinal stenosis, it's time to speak with your Auburn chiropractor at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. about your treatment options so you can find relief as fast as possible. Make your appointment today!
