New York City Back Pain Linked with Sarcopenia and Back Muscle Degeneration
Sarcopenia finds many of us some day if we live long enough! Muscle degeneration accompanies aging. Many of us will not avoid it. Sarcopenia is the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass, quality and strength which goes with aging. But back pain awfulness is more related to degenerated back muscles than sarcopenia. The more back muscle degeneration, the more back pain is experienced. (1) Rosenberg Wellness Center treats older New York City back pain patients to handle their back pain and control its effect on their lives as they age gracefully.
MUSCLE DEGENERATION AND LIFE EXPERIENCE
Aging and life influence muscle strength. A new study reports that after undergoing back surgery, post-surgical back pain patients’ MRIs showed muscle degeneration in all patients. Type 2 fatty degeneration was most often seen over other types of changes like inflammation and scarring. (2) Muscle degeneration plays a role in patients’ experiences of back pain.
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BACK PAIN AND MUSCLE DEGENERATION IN OLDER FOLKS
Chronic changes in back muscles are seen throughout the spine in the long run. Acute changes immediately after injury are seen within a few days. Researchers wanted to know if these changes came before or after the injury. They found that the multifidus muscle decreased quickly after lumbar injury at the level of injury. (3) In a recent study of patients over 65 years of age, 40% of chronic low back pain patients had sarcopenia. 26.6% of the control group (those who did not have chronic low back pain) had sarcopenia. The skeletal muscle mass was much lower and body fat ratio was much higher in the chronic low back pain patients. Lumbar multifidis and erector spine muscles were much reduced in the chronic low back pain group, too. (4) New York City chiropractic patients with sarcopenia experience back pain and other problems that chiropractic tackles.
SARCOPENIA PAIN AND OTHER ISSUES’ EFFECTS
Rosenberg Wellness Center sees males and females with sarcopenia and other spinal problems in its New York City chiropractic practice. Sarcopenia in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis was much more prevalent in females than males over 70 years old. In another study, 13.9% of patients had sarcopenia which was accompanied by dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease. They also had lower body weight, body mass, grip strength, and walking distance. These patients felt pain more acutely. (5) Your New York City chiropractor understands this and gently manages their experience of pain and its source with gentle chiropractic treatment and exercise.
CONTACT Rosenberg Wellness Center
Schedule a New York City chiropractic visit with Rosenberg Wellness Center for back pain issues related to sarcopenia and degenerated back muscles. Aging, back pain and degeneration will not have to prevent you from enjoying your life!
