Help for New York City Back Pain's Fatty Paraspinal Muscles
If you experience chronic back pain, like many other New York City back pain patients, odds are you’ve heard of paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate. This spinal issue 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 Rosenberg Wellness Center.
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 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 involve low back pain, stiffness in the lower back and legs, or difficulty walking due to gait disturbances as gait depends 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) A leading spinal condition impacting more than 500 million people over 65 years old, lumbar spinal stenosis, is associated with distorted gait as gait relies on strong muscle activity. (2) New York City chiropractic patients know Rosenberg Wellness Center 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 results in lower back pain and even pain down the legs by putting pressure on spinal nerves – and resulting New York City back pain. Intervertebral disc degeneration and fatty-infiltrated paraspinal muscles – multifidus, erector spinae, etc. – are linked and known to cause chronic low back pain and related issues: the more fat, the more degeneration. (3) Other researchers concured that fat infiltration of the paraspinal muscles like the multifidus muscle may be linked to lower back pain when it was not linked to other factors like a person with back pain being older, male, or having a higher BMI. (4) Rosenberg Wellness Center offers relieving chiropractic treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis and its back pain.
LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS & SPINAL MANIPULATION
Treatment options for lumbar spinal stenosis vary depending on severity and the healthcare practitioner consulted from nutrition, surgery, exercise, drugs, and/or spinal manipulation and mobilization. A study described that one treatment of spinal manipulation significantly decreased spinal stiffness and increased the multifidus muscle thickness ratio which lasted for more than 7 days in spinal manipulation responders. (5) Your New York City 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.
CONTACT Rosenberg Wellness Center
Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate is a common condition that can trigger a range of issues involving low back pain, stiffness in the lower body, and gait disturbances. It is sometimes associated with lumbar spinal stenosis. If you have any symptoms related to paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate or lumbar spinal stenosis, it's time to visit with your New York City chiropractor at Rosenberg Wellness Center about your treatment options so you can find relief as fast as possible. Schedule your appointment today!
